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aggradation

noun
ag·​gra·​da·​tion | \ ˌa-grə-ˈdā-shən How to pronounce aggradation (audio) \

Definition of aggradation

: a modification of the earth's surface in the direction of uniformity of grade by deposition
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Other Words from aggradation

aggradational \ -​shnəl How to pronounce aggradational (audio) , -​shə-​nᵊl \ adjective

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 Number one is aggradation of the channel bed, and number two, a mega flood. — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, "Rising river bottom could switch Mississippi to Atchafalaya riverbed in next mega flood," 12 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of aggradation

1898, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aggradation

aggrade "to fill with detrital material, build up by aggradation" (from ad- + -grade, as in degrade) + -ation (after degradation)

Note: Aggrade and aggradation were apparently introduced by the geologist Rollin D. Salisbury in Surface Geology: Report of Progress, from the Annual Report of the State Geologist for 1892, Trenton, N.J.: Geological Survey of New Jersey, 1893, p. 103.

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