Alluvium
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000263
The sedimentary matter such as silt, sand, clay, gravel or similar detrital matter deposited by running water, as in floodplains, deltas, riverbeds etc.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000263 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | alluvial deposits |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Sediments; Alluvial land; Alluvial soils |
| Translations | Spanish: aluvión |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000263",
"term": "Alluvium",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The sedimentary matter such as silt, sand, clay, gravel or similar detrital matter deposited by running water, as in floodplains, deltas, riverbeds etc.",
"synonyms": [
"alluvial deposits"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"sediments",
"alluvial land",
"alluvial soils"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "aluvión"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/alluvium/"
}
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