adjective
- relating to or characterized by aggradation; involving the building up or raising of a land surface through the deposition of sediment
Usage: geology; earth science
Examples
- The river's aggradational processes created new floodplain deposits over centuries.
- Aggradational landforms develop where sediment accumulation exceeds erosion.
- The delta exhibits aggradational characteristics due to heavy sediment input from upstream.
- Glacial outwash plains are often aggradational environments.
- Climate change has altered the aggradational balance in many coastal regions.