aggrade

UK
/əˈɡreɪd/
US
/əˈɡreɪd/

Traduzioni

aggradeverb
aggraded
Past Simple
aggraded
Past Participle
aggrading
Gerund
UK
/əˈɡreɪd/
US
/əˈɡreɪd/
aggraderGéomorphologie, sédimentologie.
The river began to aggrade its bed, leading to a higher floodplain.
La rivière a commencé à aggrader son lit, ce qui a créé une plaine inondable plus élevée.

Definizioni

aggradeverb
To raise the level of a riverbed, valley, or other landform by the deposition of sediment.
The river began to aggrade its bed, leading to a higher floodplain.
(intransitive) To build up or become raised by the accumulation and deposition of sediment; to undergo aggradation.
Following the heavy rains, the stream began to aggrade, forming a higher channel bed.