Alluvial plain

Definition of the noun alluvial plain

What does alluvial plain mean as a name of something?

noun

1. a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water
   • lexical domain: Natural Objects - nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
   • synonym of alluvial plain: alluvial flat
   • more generic word: flat = a level tract of land

Alternative definition of the noun alluvial plain

noun

1. A plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.

Explanation

Alluvial plain: An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the smaller area over which the rivers flood at a particular period of time, whereas the alluvial plain is the larger area representing the region over which the floodplains have shifted over geological time.

• also known as 冲积平原

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Encyclopedia of Louisiana (1999)

by Nancy Capace

NATURAL SETTING Louisiana lies wholly within the Gulf Coastal Plain; it is the only State that extends in part over three major sections of that physiographic province: the East Gulf Coastal Plain, the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and the West ...

Dictionary of Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Treatment (2016)

by Alireza Bahadori, Scott T. Smith

Alluvial Plain A large flat area of alluvium. Although it includes floodplains, the preferred use of the term is to describe former floodplains where there is no recent accumulation of sediment. Alluvial Soil A soil developed from recently deposited ...

Encyclopedia of Arkansas (1998)

by Nancy Capace

The level eastern and southern parts of the State comprise the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Alluvial Plain reaches from ...

Dictionary of Geological Terms (1984)

by Robert Latimer Bates, Julia A. Jackson

alluvial plain A plain produced by deposition of alluvium; e.g. a delta plain, flood plain, alluvial fan, or bajada. alluviation (al-lu-vi-a'-tion) The 15 alpha quartz deposition of alluvium along stream courses; aggradation. Also, the ...

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2013)

by Chris Park, Michael Allaby

alluvial plain See FLOODPLAIN. alluvial river A river that flows through *alluvium, that it can move and refashion, ...

CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences (2001)

by Robert Alan Lewis

alluvial plain, a flat area (e.g., a flood plain) produced by deposits of alluvium. allowable use. the amount of usage ...

DARE's Dictionary of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (2003)

by A.M.O. Mohamed, D. Chenaf, S. El-Shahed

Alluvial plain: A fiât area built up of alluvium. Alluvial soil: A général term for those soils developed on a fairly récent alluvium. aluminosilicate qui a une structure amorphe ou pauvrement cristalline et est généralement rencontré dans les sols ...

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