alluvium

• Substantivo que designa o sedimento, como argila, silte ou cascalho, transportado e depositado pela água corrente, geralmente onde a correnteza perde velocidade.

A noun referring to sediment such as clay, silt, or gravel that is transported and deposited by flowing water, typically where the current slows down.

incontável

1. Sediment depositC1formal

   Soil, clay, silt, or gravel that is transported and deposited by flowing water, typically in riverbeds, floodplains, or deltas.

   Alúvio

   • The fertile valley was formed by layers of alluvium deposited over centuries.
   • Farmers rely on alluvium to enrich the soil for their crops.
   • Geologists studied the alluvium to understand the river's ancient path.

   Sinônimosalluvial depositalluvial sedimentalluvion