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Webster 1913 Edition
Avulsion
A-vul′sion
,Noun.
[L.
avulsio
.] 1.
A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.
The
avulsion
of two polished superficies. Locke.
2.
A fragment torn off.
J. Barlow.
3.
(Law)
The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner.
Wharton. Burrill.
Webster 1828 Edition
Avulsion
AVUL'SION
,Noun.
A pulling or tearing asunder; a rending or violent separation.
Definition 2024
avulsion
avulsion
See also: avulsión
English
Noun
avulsion (plural avulsions)
- The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
- An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
- (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
Derived terms
Translations
abrupt alteration of a watercourse
siltification resulting from flood