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Avulsion vs Alluvium - What's the difference?

avulsion | alluvium |

As nouns the difference between avulsion and alluvium

is that avulsion is the loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma while alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.

avulsion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
  • An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
  • (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved

    • Derived terms

    * avulsive

    alluvium

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia alluvium) (en-noun)
  • soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain