Associations to the word «Avulsion»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
AVULSION, noun. The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma
AVULSION, noun. An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another
AVULSION, noun. (hydrology) Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved
Dictionary definition
AVULSION, noun. An abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another.
AVULSION, noun. A forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.