fluvial

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfluːvɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flo̅o̅′vē əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
flu•vi•al  (flo̅o̅′vē əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Geographyof or pertaining to a river:a meandering fluvial contour.
  2. Geographyproduced by or found in a river:fluvial plants.
  • Latin fluviālis, equivalent. to fluvi(us) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al1
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fluvial / ˈfluːvɪəl/, fluviatile / ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl -tɪl/
  1. of, relating to, or occurring in a river: fluvial deposits
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius river, from fluere to flow
'fluvial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fluviatile - fluviomarine - interfluve - river

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