morraine |
alluvium |
As a noun alluvium is
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
taxonomy |
alluvium |
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and alluvium
is that
taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
regolith |
alluvium |
As nouns the difference between regolith and alluvium
is that
regolith is the layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on earth, the moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. There can also be sub-marine regolith. while
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
alluvium |
loess |
As nouns the difference between alluvium and loess
is that
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain while
loess is any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
alluvium |
colluvium |
As nouns the difference between alluvium and colluvium
is that
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain while
colluvium is a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
alluvium |
alluviation |
As nouns the difference between alluvium and alluviation
is that
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain while
alluviation is the deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.
alluvium |
alluvion |
As nouns the difference between alluvium and alluvion
is that
alluvium is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain while
alluvion is the increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
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