colluvium

English

Etymology

From Latin colluvio (“jumble”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

colluvium (plural colluvia or colluviums)

(geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope

Hyponyms

talus

Coordinate terms

Related terms

colluvial

Translations

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

Catalan: col·luvió m
French: colluvion (fr) m
German: Kolluvium
Hindi: मिश्रोढ़क (miśroṛhak)
Irish: snaíochar m
Italian: colluvium
Japanese: 崩積層 (ほうせきそう, hōsekisō)
Korean: 붕적토(崩積土) (ko) (bungjeokto)
Romanian: coluviu (ro) n
Russian: коллю́вий (ru) m (kolljúvij)
Tamil: பாறை புதர் (pāṟai putar)

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