fluvial
[floo-vee-uh l]
- of or relating to a river: a meandering fluvial contour.
- produced by or found in a river: fluvial plants.
Origin of fluvial
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, equivalent to fluvi(us) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al1
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What, then, would be the fluvial force required to move the Welcome Nugget?
Getting GoldJ. C. F. Johnson
It is the generosity of a fluvial Robin Hood, who steals from the wealthy to confer benefactions on the poor.
The Spell of SwitzerlandNathan Haskell Dole
The most extensive are the fluvial deposits accumulated as valley fill throughout the entire Andean realm.
The Andes of Southern PeruIsaiah Bowman
The son of Helvetia discovered the precious metal in grains, and nuggets, interspersed with the drift of a fluvial deposit.
The Flag of DistressMayne Reid
These consisted of two piers forming a seaward prolongation of the fluvial channel, begun in 1858 and completed in 1861.
fluvial
fluviatile (ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl, -tɪl)
- of, relating to, or occurring in a riverfluvial deposits
Word Origin
C14: from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius river, from fluere to flow
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Word Origin and History for fluvial
adj.
"pertaining to a river," late 14c., from Latin fluvialis "of a river," from fluvius "river," related to fluere "to flow" (see flow (v.)).
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fluvial
[flōō′vē-əl]
- Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.
- Produced by the action of a river or stream.
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