aggradation

English

Noun

aggradation (countable and uncountable, plural aggradations)

(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.

Derived terms

aggradational

Related terms

aggrade

Translations

increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment

Polish: agradacja (pl) f, akumulacja (pl) f, depozycja f, namywanie n, nanoszenie n
Portuguese: agradação f

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