diluvial
or di·lu·vi·an
pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
Origin of diluvial
1Other words from diluvial
- pre·di·lu·vi·al, adjective
- un·di·lu·vi·al, adjective
- un·di·lu·vi·an, adjective
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How to use diluvial in a sentence
Turner says, from the depth, these seeds must have been of the diluvian age.
Therefore we must needs acknowledge the diluvian tradition to be really indigenous in Mexico and not an invention of missionaries.
We also hear of a diluvian story among the Eulets or Kalmuks, where it seems to have come in with Buddhism.
The most essential feature of all traditions properly called diluvian is wanting here.
Six days and as many nights passed; the wind, the waterspout, and the diluvian rain were in all their strength.
Mythical Monsters | Charles Gould
British Dictionary definitions for diluvial
diluvian
/ (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-) /
of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis
of or relating to diluvium
Origin of diluvial
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Scientific definitions for diluvial
[ dĭ-lōō′vē-əl ]
Relating to or produced by a flood.
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