fluvial
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- adjective
- /ˈfluːviəl/
- Specialized
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fluvial
- Geologists study fluvial processes to understand how rivers shape the surrounding land over time.
- fluvial geomorphology
- fluvial features
Examples
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Nonnative fish are often introduced through deliberate and accidental actions affecting reservoirs and upstream fluvial habitat (Neal et al. 2009).
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Each placed greater emphasis on geologic controls in fluvial morphology than on overall patterns in a drainage network.
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On Earth, wind is an agent of erosion, the importance of which is often overlooked in favor of fluvial processes (running water).
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Currently active streams in the dry valleys constitute only a subset of the fluvial features of the landscape.
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Above 0 degrees C, meltwater is produced and fluvial and lacustrine habitats flourish.
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Although less quantified than deposition, beaver-induced erosion also shapes the fluvial corridor.
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The fluvial region corresponding to a free stretch between Sobradinho and Itaparica reservoirs was also sampled.
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Mined materials come from fluvial deposits, volcanic deposits, hillside deposits, and floodplain deposits.
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The town is known for its scenic views along a fluvial landscape where the river meets the mountains.
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Many fish species thrive in fluvial environments, benefiting from the river's flowing waters.
Synonyms
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Soil and small stones left by a river that make land fertile
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Relating to land, plants, or animals near a river
Surface Forms
Morphology
fluvial = fluvi + al
The element 'fluvi-' is a Latin combining form (not a standalone English word), so learners knowing the common word 'river' are unlikely to transparently infer the meaning from form; '-al' simply forms an adjective.
Etymology
Fluvial comes from the Latin fluvius, which means 'river', and is related to common words like fluid that mean 'to flow'. So, fluvial describes things made by or happening in a river, such as river beds, sediments, or the water that shapes a valley.