请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 colluvium
释义 colluvium
 —colluvial,  adj.  
 /keuh looh"vee euhm/,  n.  ,  pl.   colluvia /-vee euh/, colluviums. Geol.
 loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action.
 [1935-40; < NL, equiv. to L colluv-, base of colluere to wash out (see COLLUTORY) + -ium -IUM, on the model of L alluvium ALLUVIUM, diluvium DELUGE]
随便看

 

英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/22 1:17:23