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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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pl. E.

Diluviums

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, L.

Diluvia

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[L.

diluvium

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(Geol.)

A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice.

☞ The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium.

Noun.

[L.] In geology, a deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, &c., caused by the deluge.