adjective
- of, relating to, or produced by a river or stream
Usage: geological; technical
Examples
- The fluvial deposits contained sediments from upstream erosion.
- Scientists studied the fluvial processes that shaped the valley.
- Fluvial terraces mark ancient river levels.
- The fluvial system transported nutrients downstream.
- Fluvial erosion carved deep channels in the landscape.
- The geologist examined fluvial sediments in the riverbed.