colluvium
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vi noun, plural col·lu·vi·a [-vee-uh] , col·lu·vi·ums. Geology.
[-vee-uh] , col·lu·vi·ums. Geology. loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action.
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Colluvium
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —n , pl -via, -viums | |
| a mixture of rock fragments from the bases of cliffs | |
| [Latin: collection of filth, from colluere to wash thoroughly, from com- (intensive) + luere to wash] | |
| col'luvial | |
| —adj | |
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colluvium (kə-l 'vē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural colluviums or colluvia A loose deposit of rock debris accumulated through the action of rainwash or gravity at the base of a gently sloping cliff or slope. |
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Example sentences
Colluvium in the basin was unsaturated immediately prior to, and during debris flows.
Primary geomorphic units in the basin include exposed bedrock and sandy colluvium.
Parent material of alluvium and colluvium derived from sedimentary and metamorphic rock comprises these soils.
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