(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
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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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(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a perc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain poin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.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: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.A bird of the family Ampelidae -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: deformation, produces, continents, ocean, basins.
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