fluvioglacial

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adjective

Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater

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Meanings

adjectivefluvioglacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyDescribing a stream formed from glacial meltwater

    As previously discussed, the fluvioglacial environment is characterized by a wide fluctuation of discharge and, consequently, of transport capacity.

    December 7, 2012, Mateo Gutierrez, Geomorphology, CRC Press, page 538

Origin

From fluvio- + glacial.

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Translations

German fluvioglazial
  • fluvioglazialdescribing a stream formed from glacial meltwater
Italian fluvioglaciale
  • fluvioglacialedescribing a stream formed from glacial meltwater

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glaciofluvial
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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