Definition
Plural of diluvion; deposits or sediments left behind by ancient floods or deluge events.
Etymology
From Latin 'diluvio' meaning 'flood,' derived from 'diluere' (to wash away). The term evolved during the 17th-18th centuries when geologists studied rock formations they believed were created by Noah's Flood.
Kelly Says
Early geologists used 'diluvions' to explain mysterious rock formations, thinking they were proof of the biblical flood—but they were actually looking at glacial deposits from ice ages thousands of years old!
Translations
ARالعربية
فيضانات
fi-d-a-naat
BNবাংলা
নদী বন্য
na-dee bon-ya
CACatalà
inundacions
in-oon-da-tsee-oh-nes
CSČeština
povodně
po-vohd-ne
DADansk
oversvømmelser
oh-ver-svoem-mel-ser
DEDeutsch
Überschwemmungen
oo-ber-shwem-mungen
ELΕλληνικά
πλημμύρες
plim-mu-res
ESEspañol
inundaciones
in-oon-da-thee-oh-nes
FRFrançais
inondations
in-ohn-da-syohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir
ban-jir
ITItaliano
inondazioni
in-on-da-tsee-oh-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir
ban-jir
NLNederlands
overstromingen
oh-ver-strom-in-gen
NONorsk
overvanns
oh-ver-vanns
PTPortuguês
inundações
in-oon-da-sow-es
RORomână
inundații
in-oon-da-tee
RUРусский
наводнения
na-vo-d-ne-niya
SVSvenska
översvämningar
oh-ver-svaem-ningar
SWKiswahili
mapori
ma-po-ri
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద홍
pedda-hong
UKУкраїнська
повені
po-ve-ni
VITiếng Việt
bão lũ
bau lu