diluvial

or di·lu·vi·an

[ dih-loo-vee-uhl ]

/ dɪˈlu vi əl /

adjective

pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.

Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.

Origin of diluvial

1650–60; <Late Latin dīluviālis, equivalent to dīluvi(um) flood (see deluge) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM diluvial

pre·di·lu·vi·al, adjectiveun·di·lu·vi·al, adjectiveun·di·lu·vi·an, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for diluvial

Turner says, from the depth, these seeds must have been of the diluvian age.
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease|John Grove
This egg is identical with the ark, and from it the diluvian patriarch was born.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble
One of these, grounded upon several others, the vast boulders of some diluvian flood, had the rude semblance of a roof.
Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker
In Phrygia the diluvian tradition was as natural as in Greece.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

Therefore we must needs acknowledge the diluvian tradition to be really indigenous in Mexico and not an invention of missionaries.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diluvial

diluvial

diluvian

/ (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-) /

adjective

of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis

of or relating to diluvium

Word Origin for diluvial

C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see diluvium

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Scientific definitions for diluvial

diluvial

[ dĭ-lōō′vē-əl ]

Relating to or produced by a flood.

单词	diluvial
释义	diluvial or di·lu·vi·an [ dih-loo-vee-uhl ] / dɪˈlu vi əl / adjective pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge. Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium. Origin of diluvial 1650–60; <Late Latin dīluviālis, equivalent to dīluvi(um) flood (see deluge) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM diluvial pre·di·lu·vi·al, adjectiveun·di·lu·vi·al, adjectiveun·di·lu·vi·an, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diluvial Turner says, from the depth, these seeds must have been of the diluvian age. Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease\|John Grove This egg is identical with the ark, and from it the diluvian patriarch was born. The God-Idea of the Ancients\|Eliza Burt Gamble One of these, grounded upon several others, the vast boulders of some diluvian flood, had the rude semblance of a roof. Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall\|Robert S. Hawker In Phrygia the diluvian tradition was as natural as in Greece. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879\|Various Therefore we must needs acknowledge the diluvian tradition to be really indigenous in Mexico and not an invention of missionaries. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879\|Various British Dictionary definitions for diluvial diluvial diluvian / (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-) / adjective of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis of or relating to diluvium Word Origin for diluvial C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see diluvium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for diluvial diluvial [ dĭ-lōō′vē-əl ] Relating to or produced by a flood. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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