illuvium

[ih-loo-vee-uhm]

noun

plural

illuviums, illuvia 

1. the material accumulated through illuviation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of illuvium¹

< Latin illuv ( iēs ) ( illuvial ) + -ium, on the model of alluvium, Latin dīluvium deluge, etc.

Example Sentences

"These things exist in a void," he says of the "Illuvium" paintings.

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In 20 or so works of various size, "Illuvium" — a scientific term for the dispersal of sediment by running water — presents Higman's unique painting technique of pouring diluted, translucent paint over black Masonite canvases laid horizontal, their surfaces painstakingly contoured with rolls and swales by weights attached beneath.

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