Definitions for diluvial
dɪˈlu vi əldilu·vial

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1. diluvian, diluvialadjective

   of or connected with a deluge

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1. diluvialadjective

   Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.

2. diluvialadjective

   Pertaining to Noah's Flood.

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1. diluvial

   Diluvium is an archaic term applied during the 1800s to widespread surficial deposits of sediments that could not be explained by the historic action of rivers and seas. Diluvium was initially argued to have been deposited by the action of extraordinary floods of vast extent, specifically the Noachian Flood.In 1822 and 1823, William Buckland published the term diluvium in his monograph Reliquiae Diluvianae and in G. A. Mantel’s monograph about the geology and paleontology of the county of Sussex. Buckland divided the surficial deposits overlying regional bedrock into diluvium and alluvium. Diluvium was defined as sediments, including boulder clays, laid down by geological processes that could no longer be observed. Buckland considered the Noachian Flood to be one of these geological processes no longer in existence. "Diluvium" eventually became widely used in Europe, and was retained even into the 20th century for glacial deposits, long after the Noachian Flood explanation was quietly abandoned. Buckland defined alluvium as surficial sediments laid down by processes currently active and observable, such as those associated with existing streams and coastal environments. In Germany, diluvium was also known as the Eiszeit or Glazialzeit and alluvium was known as the Postglazialzeit. Both were grouped together in the Quartär, or Quartäre Eiszeitalter, which is equivalent to the Quaternary Period. In the late 20th century Russian geologist Alexei Rudoy proposed that the term "diluvium" be redefined to solely designate deposits created as a result of catastrophic outbursts of Pleistocene giant glacier-dammed lakes such as the Altai floods in the Altai Mountains. The largest of these lakes, Chuya and Kuray, had volumes of water in the hundreds of cubic kilometers, and their discharge in peak hydrograph flow rate exceeded the maximum rates of the well-known Pleistocene Lake Missoula floods in North America.Deluvium, a slightly different spelling of diluvium, was sometimes used to designate diluvial sediments (diluvium). However, in 1888, Pavlov coined the term deluvium, with an e, to designate products of weathered and altered rocks carried by slopewash and deposited on slopes and plains. Currently, "deluvium" is used in Eastern and Central European countries like Lithuania and Poland to describe slopewash deposits.

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1. diluvial

   Diluvial generally refers to anything related to or caused by a flood or deluge, especially of a large scale, often used specifically in reference to a biblical or prehistoric flood. It can also refer to deposits or effects left by such a massive flood.

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1. Diluvialadjective

   of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great deluge in the days of Noah; diluvian

2. Diluvialadjective

   effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; -- said of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or existing water courses. Similar unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice. The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch

3. Etymology: [L. diluvialis. fr. diluvium.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diluvial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diluvial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diluvial
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diluvial
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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