Geol. [mod.Lat., f. ē out + luĕre to wash, on the analogy of ALLUVIUM.] A term proposed for accumulations of débris either produced in situ by atmospheric agencies, or carried by wind-drift.
1882. Geikie, Text-bk. Geol., III. II. i. § 1. 322. For atmospheric accumulations of this nature Traufschold has proposed the name eluvium.
