(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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a natural flow of ground water
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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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a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); bur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow wate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground, serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small aperture. See Illust.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water cou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: natural, flow, ground, water.
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