GEOMORPHIC

Meaning of GEOMORPHIC in English

/jee'euh mawr"fik/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.

2. resembling the earth in form.

[ 1890-95; GEO- + -MORPHIC ]

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GEOMORPHIC — adjective Date: 1893 geomorphological
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEOMORPHIC — |jēə|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: ge- + -morphic : of or relating to the form of the earth or its surface features …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOMORPHIC — adj. resembling the shape of the Earth; of geomorphology, of the study of the origin and configuration of land formations …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEOMORPHIC — adjective Date: 1893 : geomorphological
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GEOMORPHIC — [ ˌdʒi:ə(ʊ)'mɔ:fɪk ] ■ adjective relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth's surface.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GEOMORPHIC — [geo.mor.phic] adj (1893): geomorphological
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GEOMORPHIC — геоморфный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GEOMORPHIC — геоморфный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GEOMORPHIC — геоморфный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GEOMORPHIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ j ē - ə - ' mo ̇ r-fik Function: adjective Date: 1893 : GEOMORPHOLOGICAL
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GEOMORPHIC CYCLE — noun : cycle of erosion
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOMORPHIC CYCLE — also called geographic cycle, or cycle of erosion theory of the evolution of landforms. In this theory, first set forth …
Britannica English vocabulary
CYCLE OF EROSION — : the sequence of changes in a landscape from the start of its erosion by running water, waves and currents, …
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LANDFORM — /land"fawrm'/ , n. Geol. a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as …
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ALTIPLANE — /al"teuh playn'/ , n. Geol. an elevated terrace or plateau sculptured by periglacial geomorphic processes. Also, altiplano . [ 1915-20; …
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STRUCTURAL LANDFORM — any topographic feature formed by the differential wearing away of rocks and the deposition of the resulting debris under the …
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SOIL — earthen material that covers land surfaces and is formed by the action of natural physical, chemical, and biotic forces on …
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SEDIMENTATION — in the geological sciences, process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a …
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RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
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PERMAFROST — perennially frozen earth, with a temperature below 0 C (32 F) continuously for two or more years. Permafrost is estimated …
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PENEPLAIN — gently undulating, almost featureless plain that, in principle, would be produced by fluvial erosion that would, in the course of …
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MORPHOGENETIC REGION — theoretical area devised by geomorphologists to relate climate, geomorphic processes, and landforms. Morphogenetic classification was first proposed by Julius Bdel, …
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LANDFORM — any conspicuous topographic feature on the Earth or a similar planetary body or satellite. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic …
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IMPACT CRATER — any feature on the continents that has been created by the impact of cosmic bodies (meteorites, asteroids, or comets) on …
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EROSION — removal of surface material from the Earth's crust, primarily soil and rock debris, and the transportation of the eroded materials …
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CONTINENTAL LANDFORM — any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic cones), plateaus, …
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UNITED STATES — officially United States of America, abbreviations U.S. or U.S.A., byname America country of North America with 48 contiguous states occupying …
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SRI LANKA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a yellow field (background) bearing vertical stripes of green and orange at the hoist and, at …
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RIVER ROUGE — city, adjacent to southwest Detroit, Wayne county, Michigan, U.S.. It lies along the Detroit and Rouge rivers. The site of …
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NORTH AMERICA — third in size among the world's continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of …
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COLOMBIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped yellow-blue-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. Local opposition to Spanish rule in what is …
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CENTRAL AMERICA — southernmost region of North America, lying between Mexico and South America and comprising Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, …
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