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Meaning of eluviation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
    countable
  2. Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.
    uncountable

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

eluvium eluxation ELV elvan Elvanfoot elvanite

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