(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the geological features of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.An upward concavity in the under side of a beam, girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a straight arch. See Hogback.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of roasted pork; cr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in Western North America; -- so named from the region where the strata were firs…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the action of runn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene T…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff poin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: domed, rock, formation, core, moved.
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