CUESTA

Meaning of CUESTA in English

[ 'kwɛstə ]

■ noun Geology a ridge formed by inclined strata, with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other.

Origin

C19: from Sp., 'slope'.

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CUESTA — noun see: coast Date: 1818 a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUESTA — ˈkwestə, -wās- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib — more at coast 1. Southwest : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUESTA — (n.) A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge …
Английский словарь Webster
CUESTA — /kwes"teuh/ , n. a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUESTA — n. ridge with a steep slope on one side and a gradual slope on the other side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUESTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib — more at coast Date: 1818 : a hill or ridge with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUESTA — add. ·noun a sloping plain, ·esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or …
Webster English vocab
CUESTA — [cues.ta] n [Sp, fr. L costa side, rib--more at coast] (1818): a hill or ridge with a steep face on …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUESTA — ( (Spanish: slope), ) also called Homoclinal Ridge, physical feature that has a steep cliff or escarpment on one side …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUESTA — n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. [Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see COAST]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUESTA — n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. [ Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUESTA — n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. Etymology: Sp., slope, f. L costa: see COAST
Oxford English vocab
CUESTA — квеста, куэста (геология) квеста, куэста (наклонная равнина)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUESTA — куэста (горный хребет несимметричного профиля - с одним пологим и одним крутым сколнами)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CUESTA — (n) квеста; куэста
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — куэста
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CUESTA — квеста, куэста (геология) квеста, куэста (наклонная равнина)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — n. Pronunciation: ' kwes-t ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib ― more at COAST Date: 1818 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORTÉS, HERNÁN — later marqués del Valle de Oaxaca born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile died Dec. 2, 1547, Castilleja de la …
Английский словарь Британика
VALE — I. vale ˈvāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French val, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFACE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: in (IV) + face : the steeper of the two slopes of a cuesta
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARP SLOPE — ■ noun Geology the steeper slope of a cuesta, cutting across the underlying strata. Often contrasted with dip slope .
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIP SLOPE — ■ noun Geology the gentler slope of a cuesta, following the underlying strata. Often contrasted with scarp slope .
Concise Oxford English vocab
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