diluvial
- adjective
- /dɪˈluːviəl/
- Specialized
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diluvial
- Many of the region's geological features are a result of diluvial activity from thousands of years ago.
Examples
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By the time that Hitchcock published the revised text of his address later that same year, he claimed that he "seemed to be acquiring a new geological sense; and I look upon ... the tout ensemble sum total of diluvial phenomena, with new eyes" (Hitchcock 1841a, p. 253).
Academic text (2018) -
There is, I think, one great negative conclusion now incontestably established—that the vast masses of diluvial gravel, scattered almost over the surface of the earth, do not belong to one violent and transitory period.
Blog text (14) -
For Murchison, the occurrence of marine fossils within the so-called 'diluvial' detritus instead argued for the submergence and re-emergence of northern Europe from a position below sea level.
Academic text (2018) -
The research focused on the diluvial deposits left behind by the ancient floods that shaped the landscape.
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The scientists studied the diluvial layers in the canyon to understand the history of flooding in the area.
Synonyms
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Connected with a great flood, like the one in the Bible
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
diluvial = diluvium (semi-transparent) = diluvium + al
The adjective is built straightforwardly from the rare noun 'diluvium' plus '-al', but the base word itself is uncommon and learned.
Etymology
Diluvial comes from the Latin diluvium, which means 'flood' or 'washing away' and is like the word deluge. So, diluvial describes something made by or connected to a great flood.