(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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a layer of ore between layers of rock
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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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deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.Formation and separation of laminae or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentia…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the "ectental line" or line of juncture…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual fibrovascular bundle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: layer, layers, rock.
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