colluvialadj.

Etymology: < colluvi- (in colluvies n.) + -al suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: coˈlluvial.

rare.

a. Of or pertaining to a colluvies; sink-like.

ΚΠ

1822 Abp. Magee Charge 33 The colluvial nature of the Metropolis, which naturally collects adventurers of all professions.

b. Geology. Applied to soil at the foot of a slope, containing rock detritus or talus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > containing rock detritus

colluvial1880

1880 S. W. Johnson How Crops Feed ii. iii. 146 Colluvial soils..while consisting in part of drift or alluvium, also contain sharp angular fragments of the rock from which they mainly originated.

1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 59 This horizon..resembles that at the type locality of Göttweig, even to the presence of colluvial material above the soil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	colluvial
释义	colluvialadj. Etymology: < colluvi- (in colluvies n.) + -al suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: coˈlluvial. rare. a. Of or pertaining to a colluvies; sink-like. ΚΠ 1822 Abp. Magee Charge 33 The colluvial nature of the Metropolis, which naturally collects adventurers of all professions. b. Geology. Applied to soil at the foot of a slope, containing rock detritus or talus. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > containing rock detritus colluvial1880 1880 S. W. Johnson How Crops Feed ii. iii. 146 Colluvial soils..while consisting in part of drift or alluvium, also contain sharp angular fragments of the rock from which they mainly originated. 1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 59 This horizon..resembles that at the type locality of Göttweig, even to the presence of colluvial material above the soil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1822
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