fluvial

American  

[floo-vee-uhl] / ˈflu vi əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a river.

   a meandering fluvial contour.

2. produced by or found in a river.

   fluvial plants.

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fluvial British  

/ ˈfluːvɪəl, -tɪl, ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in a river

   fluvial deposits

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fluvial Scientific  

/ flo̅o̅′vē-əl /

1. Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.

2. Produced by the action of a river or stream.

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Other Word Forms

• transfluvial adjective
• unfluvial adjective

Etymology

Origin of fluvial

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, equivalent to fluvi ( us ) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

The fluvial suspended sediment threatens the water quality downstream and thus the aquatic ecosystems, the river infrastructure such as hydropower plants and bridges as well as agriculture and pastoralism.

From Science Daily

The bookish antiquarians may be held in public affection, but they are not going to stop the Olympics' first ever fluvial overture.

From BBC

The research suggests that horses also cause significant loss of soil carbon through waterways, known as fluvial carbon loss.

From Science Daily

Prior studies of satellite data from Mars had identified erosional landforms called fluvial ridges as being possible candidates for ancient river deposits.

From Science Daily

Landscape evolution simulations demonstrated that expansion of the Yangtze watershed since the Late Miocene could be responsible for 1 to 2 kilometers of fluvial incision.

From Science Daily