alluvion

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alluviō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːviən === Noun === alluvion (countable and uncountable, plural alluvions) (law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river. ==== Related terms ==== alluvium === See also === accession == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ly.vjɔ̃/ === Noun === alluvion f (plural alluvions) (geology, especially in plural) alluvial deposits === Further reading === “alluvion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012