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ALL meanings of colluvium

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  • noun colluvium a mixture of rock fragments from the bases of cliffs 3
  • noun colluvium rock fragments, sand, etc. that accumulate on steep slopes or at the foot of cliffs 3
  • noun plural colluvium loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action. 1
  • noun colluvium Material which accumulates at the foot of a steep slope. 1
  • noun colluvium (geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope. 0
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