diluvium

[dih-loo-vee-uhm]

di·lu·vi·um

[dih-loo-vee-uhm]
noun, plural di·lu·vi·a [-vee-uh] , di·lu·vi·ums. Geology Now Rare.
a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
Also, di·lu·vi·on.


Origin:
1810–20; < Latin dīluvium flood; see deluge
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Diluvium is always a great word to know.
So is soil. Does it mean:
portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus
outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans
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diluvium (daɪˈluːvɪəm, dɪ-)
 
n , pl -via
geology See drift a former name for glacial drift
 
[C19: from Latin: flood, from dīluere to wash away; see dilute]

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