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alluviated, ppl. a.|əˈl(j)uːvɪeɪtɪd|
[Back-formation from alluviation: see -ate3, -ed1.]
Covered or overlain with alluvium; formed of alluvium.
1928Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. XXXVII. 129 It is probably because of these obstructions in the valley that wide stretches between them possess alluviated levels attained temporarily. 1947N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. & Technol. B. XXIX. 85 This mineral is deposited as layers of varying thickness on the floors of the alluviated flats bordering the hot mineral streams. 1978Nature 23 Feb. 740/1 Sediment storage, transport and redeposition are also characteristic of the alluviated valley floor.
Hence aˈlluviate v. trans., to cover or fill with alluvium.
1968Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. LXXVII. 250 Material eroded from the Mitchell Plain during middle to late Pleistocene time alluviated the subterranean systems. |