diluvial

or di·lu·vi·an

[ dih-loo-vee-uh l ]

/ dɪˈlu vi əl /

adjective

pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.

Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.

Nearby words

diltiazem, diltiazem hydrochloride, diluent, dilute, dilution, diluvial, diluvialism, diluvium, dim, dim bulb, dim sum

Origin of diluvial

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for diluvian

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 diluvian

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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Science definitions for diluvian

diluvial

[ dĭ-lōō′vē-əl ]

Relating to or produced by a flood.