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flu·vi·al

(flo͞o′vē-əl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream.

2. Produced by the action of a river or stream.

[Middle English, from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius, river, from fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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fluvial

(ˈfluːvɪəl) or

fluviatile

adj

(Physical Geography) of, relating to, or occurring in a river: fluvial deposits.

[C14: from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius river, from fluere to flow]

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flu•vi•al

(ˈflu vi əl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a river.

2. produced by or found in a river.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, derivative of fluvi(us) river]

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Adj.

fluvial - of or relating to or happening in a river; "fluvial deposits"

Translations

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[ˈfluːvɪəl] ADJ → fluvial

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fluvial

adj → in Flüssen, fluvial (spec); fluvial water → Flusswasser nt

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