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Hogback

An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.

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Ridge 76% connected

The back, or top of the back; a crest.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Horseback 92% connected

The back of a horse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Accretion noun · 86% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

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Bed noun · 86% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 86% connection

(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…

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Clast noun · 86% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 86% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 86% connection

(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…

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Eating away noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Eroding noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Erosion noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 86% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 86% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

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Fault line noun · 86% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 86% connection

(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…

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Geologic process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 86% connection

(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…

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Geological formation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geology noun · 86% connection

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

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Acnode noun · 78% connection

An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Acute adjective · 78% connection

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Amblygon noun · 78% connection

An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Angular adjective · 78% connection

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Bell crank unknown · 78% connection

A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pu…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Bevel noun · 78% connection

Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Bird's-mouth noun · 78% connection

An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Bull's-nose noun · 78% connection

An external angle when obtuse or rounded.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Camber noun · 78% connection

An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel having an unusual convexity of deck).

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Cambered imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Camber

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Cambering p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Camber

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Cobwork adjective · 78% connection

Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often sur…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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Curvature noun · 78% connection

the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: upward, curve, obtuse, angle, upper.
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