LOESS


Meaning of LOESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈles, ˈləs, ˈlō-əs, ˈlərs ]

noun

Etymology: German Löss

Date: 1833

: an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind

• loess·ial ˈle-sē-əl, ˈlə-, lō-ˈe-, ˈlər- adjective

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