diluvial
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vi adjective
1.
pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
2.
Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
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diluvial or diluvian (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis |
| 2. | of or relating to diluvium |
| [C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see | |
| diluvian or diluvian | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see | |
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Diluvial
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| 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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Science Dictionary
diluvial (dĭ-l 'vē-əl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or produced by a flood. |
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Example sentences
Diluvial and alluvial sediments are unsuitable for dumps.
The sediments are alluvial, diluvial, or lacustrine.
Older sedimentary rocks are either alluvial and diluvial facies whereas the younger sedimentary rocks are lacustrine.
The sediments are composed of alluvial, diluvial, and marine sediments.
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