RIFT VALLEY

Meaning of RIFT VALLEY in English

noun

Etymology: rift (I)

: an elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two faults or fault zones of approximately parallel strike : a graben having surface expression

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

RIFT VALLEY — geographical name Great ~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIFT VALLEY — Elongated trough formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth's crust between dip-slip, or normal, fault s. Rift …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFT VALLEY — Geol. 1. graben. 2. a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwellings …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFT VALLEY — : Great Rift Valley
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIFT VALLEY — Date: 1894 : an elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two faults …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIFT VALLEY — Function: noun Date: 1894 : an elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RIFT VALLEY — v. Function: geographical name GREAT RIFT VALLEY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RIFT VALLEY — ■ noun a steep-sided valley formed by subsidence of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RIFT VALLEY — [rift valley] n (1894): an elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIFT VALLEY — any elongated trough formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth's crust between dip-slip, or normal, faults. Such …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIFT VALLEY — ( (Africa), ) also called Eastern Rift Valley, or Great Rift System, major branch of the East African Rift System …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIFT VALLEY — noun a valley with steep sides formed when two parallel cracks develop in the earth's surface and the land between …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFT VALLEY — ˈrift ˌvalley BrE AmE noun [countable] a valley with very steep sides, formed by the cracking and moving of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFT VALLEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Further evidence contradicting the traditional symmetric rift valley model comes from observations of their morphology …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIFT VALLEY — Elongated trough formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth's crust between dip-slip, or normal, fault s. Rift …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIFT VALLEY — долина с крутыми склонами, образовавшаяся вследствие оседания грунта (геология) рифтовая долина; долина провала
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — Ров
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — Окоп
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — Канава
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — Грабен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — геол. рифтовая долина; долина провала
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIFT VALLEY — геол. рифтовая долина; долина провала
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RIFT VALLEY — долина с крутыми склонами, образовавшаяся вследствие оседания грунта
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RIFT VALLEY — геол. рифтовая долина; долина провала
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RIFT VALLEY — геол. рифтовая долина; долина провала
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT VALLEY — долина с крутыми склонами, образовавшаяся вследствие оседания грунта
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIFT VALLEY — долина с крутыми склонами, образовавшаяся вследствие оседания грунта
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIFT VALLEY — рифтовая долина, грабен
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
RIFT VALLEY — рифтовая долина ущелье
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
RIFT VALLEY — долина с крутыми склонами, образовавшаяся вследствие оседания грунта (геология) рифтовая долина; долина провала
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VALLEY — I Elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Rift Valley Rift Valley {{link=rift valley">rift valley
Английский словарь Британика
RIFT — I. ˈrift noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse ript breach of contract, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VALLEY — ˈvalē, -li noun ( plural valleys ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English valeie, valey, from Old French valee, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIFT — (v. t.) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.
Английский словарь Webster
RIFT — ( v. t. ) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VALLEY — — valleylike , adj. /val"ee/ , n. , pl. valleys . 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFT — I. ˈrift noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian rift fissure, Old Norse rīfa to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VALLEY — noun ( plural valleys ) Etymology: Middle English valeye, from Anglo-French valee, from val valley — more at vale Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VALLEY — noun the depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. 2. valley ·noun the place of …
Webster English vocab
RIFT — p.p. of rive. 2. rift ·vi to belch. 3. rift ·noun a shallow place in a stream; a ford. 4. …
Webster English vocab
VALLEY — [val.ley] n, pl valleys [ME valey, fr. OF valee, fr. val valley--more at vale] (14c) 1 a: an elongate depression …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIFT — [rift] n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to Dan & Norw rift fissure, ON rifa to rive--more at rive] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VALLEY — elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat plain …
Britannica English vocabulary
VALLEY — valley, V\~ BrE AmE ˈvæl i ▷ valley|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIFT — rift BrE AmE rɪft ▷ rifted ˈrɪft ɪd -əd ▷ rifting ˈrɪft ɪŋ ▷ rifts rɪfts ▶ ˈ rift ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VALLEY — / ˈvæli; NAmE / noun an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VALLEY — val ‧ ley S3 W3 /ˈvæli/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: valee …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFT — rift /rɪft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] 1 . a situation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFT — n. & v. n. 1 a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIFT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Oxford English vocab
VALLEY — ( valleys) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A valley is a low …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFT — ( rifts) 1. A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VALLEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ They came to a wide river valley. lily of the valley …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIFT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heal the wounds/breach/division/rift ▪ Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VALLEY — [noun] [C] - an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through itthe Nile …
Cambridge English vocab
RIFT — [noun] [C] - a narrow space in the ground or in rockThe stream had cut a deep rift in the …
Cambridge English vocab
VALLEY — n. Biqa Valley Al Central Valley Cherry Valley Raid Coachella Valley Death Valley Fergana Valley Great Rift Valley Rift Valley …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VALLEY — n. Elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIFT — n. Great Rift Valley East African Rift System Rift Valley rift valley
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VALLEY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , deep , high , large , long , steep , wide ▪ little , narrow …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIFT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , growing , serious ▪ public ▪ family VERB + RIFT ▪ cause , create , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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