- fluve
- (refer to drainageway)A roughly linear or elongated depression (topographic low) of any size, along which water flows, at some time.Compare: interfluve.FFP & SW
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
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fluve — ef·fluve; in·ter·fluve; … English syllables
fluve — effluve interfluve … Dictionnaire des rimes
in|ter|fluve — «IHN tuhr floov», noun. the land that separates two adjacent river valleys. ╂[< inter + Latin fluvius river] … Useful english dictionary
fluviales — ˌflüvēˈā(ˌ)lēz Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, masculine & feminine plural of fluvialis synonym of naiadales … Useful english dictionary
fluviatic — |flüvē|ad.ik adjective Etymology: Latin fluviaticus, from fluvius river + aticus (as in aquaticus aquatic) : fluviatile … Useful english dictionary
fluviation — ˌflüvēˈāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin fluvi + English ation : the action of streams … Useful english dictionary
fluvio-aeolian — |flüvē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Etymology: fluvi + aeolian : produced or caused by action of streams and wind fluvio aeolian geologic formations … Useful english dictionary
fluviograph — ˈflüvēəˌgraf, rȧf noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluvi + graph : an instrument for measuring and recording automatically the rise and fall of a river … Useful english dictionary
fluviolacustrine — |flüvē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Etymology: fluvi + lacustrine : of or relating to sedimentation partly in lake and partly in stream waters or to deposits laid down under alternating or overlapping lacustrine and fluviatile conditions … Useful english dictionary
fluviology — ˌflüvēˈäləjē noun ( es) Etymology: fluvi + logy : a science dealing with watercourses … Useful english dictionary
