- illuvium
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illuvium — [ i(l)lyvjɔm ] n. m. • mil. XXe; lat. mod. ♦ Géogr., géol. Accumulation d éléments dissous dans l horizon d un sol. ● illuvium nom masculin Horizon d un sol résultant du processus d illuviation. ⇒ILLUVIUM, subst. masc. PÉDOL. ,,Dépôt ou horizon d … Encyclopédie Universelle
Illuvium — is material displaced across a soil profile, from one layer to another one, by the action of rainwater. The removal of material from a soil layer is called eluviation. The transport of the material may be either mechanical or chemical. The… … Wikipedia
illuvium — [i lo͞o′vē əm] n. pl. illuviums or illuvia [i lo͞o′vēə] [ModL < IL + (AL)LUVIUM] soil materials which have been leached from an upper layer of soil and deposited in a lower layer … English World dictionary
illuvium — n. (pl. iums, ia) material removed from soil layer by rainwater and deposited in lower layer. ♦ illuvial, a. ♦ illuviate, v.i. undergo illuviation. ♦ illuviation, n. accumulation of illuvium … Dictionary of difficult words
illuvium — /i looh vee euhm/, n., pl. illuviums, illuvia / vee euh/. the material accumulated through illuviation. [ < L illuv(ies) (see ILLUVIAL) + IUM, on the model of ALLUVIUM, L diluvium DELUGE, etc.] * * * … Universalium
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illuvion — [i(l)lyvjɔ̃] ou illuvium [i(l)lyvjɔm] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe (1956, Baulig); lat. mod. illuvium, suff. on d après alluvion. ❖ ♦ Géol. (pédologie) … Encyclopédie Universelle
iluviu — ilúviu s. n., pl. ilúvii Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ILÚVIU s.n. (Liv.) Iluviere. ♦ Inundaţie. [< fr. illuvium]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.04.2005. Sursa: DN ILÚVIU s. n. iluviere. ♢ inundaţie. (< … Dicționar Român
ілювій — илювий illuvium Illuvium, Іlluvie мінеральні й органічні речовини, вилуговувані (винесені) водою з верхніх шарів ґрунту й відкладені в його нижній частині (на ілювіальному горизонті) … Гірничий енциклопедичний словник
Alluvium — (from the Latin, alluvius , from alluere , to wash against ) is soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles … Wikipedia
