Difference between Alluvion and Alluvium

What is the difference between Alluvion and Alluvium?

Alluvion as a noun is the increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river. while Alluvium as a noun is soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

Alluvion

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

Alluvium

Part of speech: noun

Definition: soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

We hope you now know whether to use Alluvion or Alluvium in your sentence.

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