VENTIFACT


Meaning of VENTIFACT in English

[ 'vɛntɪfakt ]

■ noun Geology a stone shaped by the erosive action of wind-blown sand.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. ventus 'wind' + fact- , facere 'make'.

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