Definition of Diluveal
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.
2. (Geol.) Effected or produced by a
flood or deluge of water; -- said of coarse and imperfectly
stratified deposits along ancient or existing water courses. Similar
unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice. The time of
deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
- Pertaining to Noah's Flood.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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