DILUVIUM


Meaning of DILUVIUM in English

/di looh"vee euhm/ , n. , pl. diluvia /-vee euh/ , diluviums . Geol. Now Rare.

a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.

Also, diluvion .

[ 1810-20; diluvium flood; see DELUGE ]

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