different between alluviation vs illuviation

alluviation

English

Noun

alluviation (countable and uncountable, plural alluviations)

  1. The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.

Translations

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illuviation

English

Etymology

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Noun

illuviation (plural illuviations)

  1. (geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum

Related terms

  • illuviate
  • illuvium

See also

  • alluviation
  • eluviation

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