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fluvial
[ floo-vee-uhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to a river:
a meandering fluvial contour.
- produced by or found in a river:
fluvial plants.
fluvial
/ ˈfluːvɪəl; -tɪl; ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring in a river
fluvial deposits
fluvial
/ ڱ̅̅′ŧ-ə /
- Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.
- Produced by the action of a river or stream.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰԲ·ڱv· adjective
- ܲ·ڱv· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fluvial1
Example Sentences
The fluvial suspended sediment threatens the water quality downstream and thus the aquatic ecosystems, the river infrastructure such as hydropower plants and bridges as well as agriculture and pastoralism.
The bookish antiquarians may be held in public affection, but they are not going to stop the Olympics' first ever fluvial overture.
The research suggests that horses also cause significant loss of soil carbon through waterways, known as fluvial carbon loss.
When they ran the simulation, the model revealed erosional Martian landscapes that formed topographic benches and noses, rather than fluvial ridges, appearing almost identical to landforms observed by the Curiosity rover inside the Gale crater.
Landscape evolution simulations demonstrated that expansion of the Yangtze watershed since the Late Miocene could be responsible for 1 to 2 kilometers of fluvial incision.
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