diluvial

or di·lu·vi·an

[ dih-loo-vee-uhl ]

/ dɪˈlu vi əl /

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adjective

pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.

Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.

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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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How to use diluvial in a sentence

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
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
We also hear of a diluvian story among the Eulets or Kalmuks, where it seems to have come in with Buddhism.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various
The most essential feature of all traditions properly called diluvian is wanting here.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

Six days and as many nights passed; the wind, the waterspout, and the diluvian rain were in all their strength.
Mythical Monsters|Charles Gould

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.