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illuvium

il·lu·vi·um
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-loo-vee-uh m]
    • /ɪˈlu vi əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-loo-vee-uh m]
    • /ɪˈlu vi əm/

Definitions of illuvium word

  • noun plural illuvium the material accumulated through illuviation. 1
  • noun illuvium (geology) material displaced across a soil profile, from one layer to another, by the action of rainwater. 1
  • noun illuvium a material, which includes colloids and mineral salts, that is washed down from one layer of soil to a lower layer 0
  • noun illuvium soil materials which have been leached from an upper layer of soil and deposited in a lower layer 0

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Parts of speech for Illuvium

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illuvium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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