COLLUVIUM


Meaning of COLLUVIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈlü-vē-əm ]

noun

( plural col·lu·via -vē-ə ; or -vi·ums )

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, offscourings, alteration of Latin colluvies, from colluere to wash, from com- + lavere to wash — more at lye

Date: circa 1936

: rock detritus and soil accumulated at the foot of a slope

• col·lu·vi·al -vē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.