avulsion

əˈvʌlʃən

Definition

Definition of avulsion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

forcible tearing away of a body part

TECH.

The avulsion of the limb was due to the accident.

ripping

tearing

legal

TECH.

legal removal of land from one property to another by water

TECH.

The river's force caused an avulsion, altering the property boundaries..

geology

TECH.

abrupt change in a river's course

TECH.

The avulsion altered the river's path overnight.

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Origin of avulsion

Latin, avulsio (a tearing away)

Examples of avulsion in a sentence

Avulsion injuries require immediate medical attention.
The avulsion resulted in a legal dispute between the neighbors.
Avulsion by the flood changed the landscape significantly.
The avulsion created a new river delta.
During the flood, an avulsion formed a new channel.

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French:avulsion, érosion, ...
German:Abrissverletzung, Landübertragung, ...
Italian:avulsione, deviazione improvvisa, ...
Spanish:avulsión, desprendimiento legal, ...
Portuguese:avulsão, mudança abrupta, ...
Chinese:撕裂, 骤变冲积, ...
Japanese:裂離, 土地の法的除去, ...
Arabic:انفِصال, انجِراف, ...
Hebrew:קְרִיעָה, הַסָּעָה, ...
Russian:авульсия, отрыв, ...
Ukrainian:відрив, відділення, ...
Hindi:विच्छेदन, भूमि का कानूनी हटाना, ...
Bengali:ছিন্নতা, আইনগত অপসারণ, ...
Catalan:avulsió, extracció legal, ...
Czech:avulze, ...
Danish:avulsion, juridisk fjernelse, ...
Dutch:avulsie, landafscheiding, ...
Greek:αποκόλληση, νομική αφαίρεση, ...
Hungarian:avulzió, elszakadás, ...
Khmer:ការរហែកដាច់ផ្នែករាងកាយដោយកម្លាំង, ការបាត់បង់ដីដោយសារទឹកហូរផ្លាស់ទីដីភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:절단, 토지 분리, ...
Persian:کندگی, جداشدگی زمین, ...
Polish:oderwanie, odłączenie ziemi, ...
Portuguese (BR):avulsão, ...
Romanian:avulsie, detașare, ...
Swedish:avulsion, markavskiljning, ...
Thai:การฉีกขาด, การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่ดิน, ...
Turkish:kopma, arazi değişikliği, ...
Vietnamese:sự giật đứt, sự thay đổi đất đai, ...

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