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eluviation

eluviation noun: the sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall.

Noun

eluviation (countable and uncountable, plural eluviations)

  1. (countable, soil science) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
  2. (uncountable) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.

eluviation meaning in Tamil

eluviation in Tamil

மண்ணுள் துகளியக்கம்

Forms of eluviation

pluraleluviations

Words formed from eluviation

Questions about eluviation

What does eluviation mean?
Eluviation means the sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall.
What is eluviation in Tamil?
Eluviation in Tamil is மண்ணுள் துகளியக்கம். See Eluviation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eluviation?
Eluviation is a noun.
What is the plural of eluviation?
The plural of eluviation is eluviations.

Words near eluviation in the dictionary

  1. eluvials
  2. eluviate
  3. eluviated
  4. eluviates
  5. eluviating
  6. eluviation
  7. eluviations
  8. eluvium
  9. eluviums
  10. eluxated
  11. eluxation

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