diluvial

D2I1L1U1V4I1A1L1
/daɪˈluːvi.əl/

adjective

Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.

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diluvian
OriginLate Latin dīluviālis →
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Meanings

adjectivediluvial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
    1 more example

    While stabilized and semistabilized sand dunes prevail in the desert in the Dzungarian Basin, shifting dunes are the rule in this desert, intermittently distributed along both the south and north banks of the O-erh-ch'i-szu Ho [translating 額爾齊斯河 /额尔齐斯河 (É'ěrqísī)] in the northwestern part of the basin. Lying under these dunes are the sloping diluvial terraces and undulating slopes of the mountain bases. Due to its high elevation and its being situated in the river valley between the Sa-wu-erh and A-erh-t'ai mountain ranges, gale force wind penetrates the region in winter and little snow is accumulated.

    中国科学院兰州冰川冻土沙漠研究所沙漠研究室

    1975 August 18 [1974 May], “Study of China's Deserts [中国沙漠概论 CHUNG-KUO SHA-MO KAI-LUN]”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 316, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Peking, Desert Laboratory Lanchow Institute of Glacier, Frozen Ground and Desert Soil Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences [中国科学院兰州冰川冻土沙漠研究所沙漠研究室], translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, page 47
  2. not comparablebiblicalPertaining to Noah's Flood.

Synonyms & antonyms

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diluvian

adjectiveof or connected with a deluge

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diluvian

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Origin

  1. Late Latindīluviālis
  2. Late Latindīluviālis
  3. Englishdiluvial

Borrowed from Late Latin dīluviālis.

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Translations

Bulgarian делувиален
  • делувиален (deluvialen)Relating to a flood
Catalan diluvià, diluvial
  • diluviàRelating to a flood
  • diluvialRelating to a flood
Dutch diluviaal
  • diluviaalRelating to a flood
Finnish tulva-, diluviaalinen
  • tulva-Relating to a flood
  • diluviaalinenRelating to a flood
French diluvien
  • diluvienRelating to a flood
German sintflutartig
  • sintflutartigRelating to a flood
Italian diluviale
  • diluvialeRelating to a flood
Polish potopowy, dyluwialny
  • potopowyRelating to a flood
  • dyluwialnyRelating to a flood
Portuguese diluvial
  • diluvialRelating to a flood
Russian дилювиа́льный
  • дилювиа́льный (diljuviálʹnyj)Relating to a flood
Spanish diluvial
  • diluvialRelating to a flood
Swedish diluvial
  • diluvialRelating to a flood
Cite this entry
APA

diluvial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diluvial

MLA

“diluvial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diluvial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diluvial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diluvial.

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