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flu·vi·al
/
ˈflu
vi
əl
/
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[
floo
-vee-
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a river:
a meandering fluvial contour.
2.
produced by or found in a river:
fluvial plants.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
fluviālis,
equivalent to
fluvi
(
us
) river (derivative of
fluere
to flow) +
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
trans·flu·vi·al,
adjective
un·flu·vi·al,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
fluvial
or
fluviatile
(ˈfluːvɪəl, ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl, -tɪl)
—
adj
of, relating to, or occurring in a river:
fluvial deposits
[C14: from Latin
fluviālis
, from
fluvius
river, from
fluere
to flow]
fluviatile
or
fluviatile
—
adj
[C14: from Latin
fluviālis
, from
fluvius
river, from
fluere
to flow]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fluvial
"pertaining to a river," late 14c., from L. fluvialis, from fluvius "river," related to fluere "to flow" (see
flow
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
fluvial
(fl
'vē-əl)
Pronunciation Key
Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.
Produced by the action of a river or stream.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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