| 单词 | eluvium |
| 释义 | eluvium[ ih-loo-vee-uhm ] / ɪˈlu vi əm / noun, plural e·lu·vi·a [ih-loo-vee-uh]. /ɪˈlu vi ə/. Geology.a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin. Origin of eluvium1880–85; formed on the model of alluvium from Latin ēluere (of water) to wash out (soil, etc.); see elute Words nearby eluviumelutriate, elutriator, eluvial, eluviate, eluviation, eluvium, Elva, elve, elver, elves, Elvira Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for eluviumeluvium / (ɪˈluːvɪəm) / noun plural -via (-vɪə)a mass of sand, silt, etc: a product of the erosion of rocks that has remained in its place of origin Derived forms of eluviumeluvial, adjectiveWord Origin for eluviumC19: New Latin, from Latin ēluere to wash out 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 eluviumeluvium [ ĭ-lōō′vē-əm ] Residual deposits of soil, dust, and sand produced by the action of the wind. Residual deposits of soil, dust, and rock particles produced by the in-situ decomposition and disintegration of rock. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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