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fluvial

American  
[floo-vee-uhl] / ˈflu vi əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a river.

    a meandering fluvial contour.

  2. produced by or found in a river.

    fluvial plants.
fluvial British  
/ ˈfluːvɪəl, -tɪl, ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or occurring in a river

    fluvial deposits
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fluvial Scientific  
/ flo̅o̅′vē-əl /

  1. Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.

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

Other Word Forms

  • transfluvial adjective
  • unfluvial adjective

Etymology

Origin of fluvial

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, equivalent to fluvi ( us ) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al 1

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