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diluvial

[dih-loo-vee-uhl]

di·lu·vi·al

[dih-loo-vee-uhl]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
2.
Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
Also, di·lu·vi·an.


Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin dīluviālis, equivalent to dīluvi(um) flood (see deluge) + -ālis -al1

pre·di·lu·vi·al, adjective
un·di·lu·vi·al, adjective
un·di·lu·vi·an, adjective
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Diluvial is always a great word to know.
So is erosion. Does it mean:
capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
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diluvial or diluvian (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-)
 
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 diluvium]
 
diluvian or diluvian
 
adj
 
[C17: from Late Latin dīluviālis; see diluvium]

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diluvial   (dĭ-l'vē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or produced by a flood.
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