(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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Paleogeology
the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks
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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 art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a taking out of the earth or ground.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, includin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface int…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.Having features; formed into features.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portion…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: study, geologic, features, once, surface.study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
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