Word familynounfluvialistadjectivefluviaticfluvialfluvioglacial
Related topics: Geography, Geology
flu·vi·al /ˈfluːviəl/adjectiveadj technical
SGrelating to rivers or caused by rivers 河流的;河流引起的
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fluvial• Karst landforms related more specifically to fluvial activity are discussed in Chapter 9.• Until this occurs, there can be few spectacular advances such as those achieved recently in fluvial and slope geomorphology.• In the light of this, the way forward in climatic geomorphology, already recognized in studies of fluvial catchments, becomes evident.• The ramparts, with their mural towers, enclose a rectangular town which was built to house both maritime and fluvial ports.
Originfluvial
(1300-1400)Latinfluvialis, from fluvius“river”, from fluere“to flow”