AVULSION

avulsion

(noun) a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

avulsion (countable and uncountable, plural avulsions)

The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma

An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another

(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

Anagrams

• Luvianos

Source: Wiktionary

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A*vul"sion, n. Etym: [L. avulsio.]

1. A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. The avulsion of two polished superficies. Locke.

2. A fragment torn off. J. Barlow.

3. (Law)

Definition: The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner. Wharton. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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