Diluvium
101diluvion — vēən, vyən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin diluvion , diluvio flood, from Latin diluere to wash away + ion , io ion more at deluge : diluvium * * * diˈluvion ? Obs. rare. [ad. L. dīluviōn em inundation, flood, f …
102Diluvial — Di*lu vi*al, a. [L. diluvialis. fr. diluvium.] 1. Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great deluge in the days of Noah; diluvian. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; said of coarse and… …
103Glacier — Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland. [1913… …
104Glacier theory — Glacier Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland …
105antediluvian — adjective Etymology: ante + Latin diluvium flood more at deluge Date: 1646 1. of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible 2. a. made, evolved, or developed a long time ago < an antediluvian automobile > b. extremely p …
106diluvial — or diluvian adjective Etymology: Late Latin diluvialis, from Latin diluvium deluge more at deluge Date: circa 1656 of, relating to, or brought about by a flood …
107postdiluvian — adjective Etymology: post + Latin diluvium flood more at deluge Date: 1680 of or relating to the period after the flood described in the Bible • postdiluvian noun …
108deluge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deluje, from Latin diluvium, from diluere to wash away, from dis + lavere to wash more at lye Date: 14th century 1. a. an overflowing of the land by water b. a drenching rain 2. an overwhelming …
109Дилювий — (от лат. diluvium потоп, наводнение) устаревший термин, употреблявшийся в геологии как синоним плейстоценового отдела (эпохи). В советской геологии вышел из употребления, однако многие немецкие учёные продолжают им пользоваться. Предложен …
110Charles Lyell — For other people named Charles Lyell, see Charles Lyell (disambiguation). Sir Charles Lyell, Bt Born …
