VENTIFACT


Meaning of VENTIFACT in English

/ven"teuh fakt'/ , n. Geol.

a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.

[ 1910-15; venti- (comb. form of ventus WIND 1 ) + factum something made (see FACT); perh. modeled on ARTIFACT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .