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colluvium

colluvium noun: a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.

Noun

colluvium (plural colluvia or colluviums)

  1. A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.

colluvium meaning in Hindi and Tamil

colluvium in Hindi

a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
मिश्रोढ़क miśroṛhak

colluvium in Tamil

a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
பாறை புதர் pāṟai putar

Forms of colluvium

pluralcolluvia
pluralcolluviums

Origin of colluvium

From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)

Questions about colluvium

What does colluvium mean?
Colluvium means a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
What is colluvium in Hindi?
Colluvium in Hindi is मिश्रोढ़क (miśroṛhak). See Colluvium meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is colluvium?
Colluvium is a noun.
What is the plural of colluvium?
The plural of colluvium is colluvia.

Words near colluvium in the dictionary

  1. colluviate
  2. colluviated
  3. colluviation
  4. colluviations
  5. colluvies
  6. colluvium
  7. colluviums
  8. colly
  9. Colly Blue
  10. collybioid
  11. collybist

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