💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fluviation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| diluviationnoun | (geology) The formation of deposits by flood-like operations of water. |
| illuviationnoun | (geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum |
| eluviationnoun | (soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall |
| flowdownnoun | The process by which something flows downward. |
| siltationnoun | The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water. |
| pluviationnoun | The raining of fine particles (typically sand) through the air |
| argilluviationnoun | (soil science) The downward movement of clay in a soil profile by water. |
| interflownoun | A flowing between two or more entities. |
| sluicingnoun | The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching. |
| fluidizationnoun | The act or process of fluidizing. |
| colluviesnoun | medley, hotchpotch |
| suffossionnoun | (geology) Internal erosion by liquid percolating through clay, sand, or silt. |
| fluidificationnoun | The process, or the result, of fluidifying. |
| gelifluctionnoun | The seasonal freeze-thaw action upon waterlogging topsoils which induces downslope movement. |
| foresetnoun | An obstacle; hindrance. |
| liquefactionnoun | The process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas). |
| fluidisationnoun | Alternative form of fluidization. [The act or process of fluidizing.] |
| lithifactionnoun | Synonym of lithification (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”). |
| mudflownoun | A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water. |
| infiltrationnoun | The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization. |
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