geological formation
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1. (geology) the geological features of the earth (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | aquifer, |
| definition | : | underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | beach, |
| definition | : | an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | cave, |
| definition | : | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | delta, |
| definition | : | a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | diapir, |
| definition | : | a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | folium, |
| definition | : | a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | foreshore, |
| definition | : | the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ice mass, |
| definition | : | a large mass of ice (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | lakefront, |
| definition | : | land bordering a lake (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | massif, |
| definition | : | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | monocline, |
| definition | : | a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, |
| definition | : | the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | oceanfront, |
| definition | : | land bordering an ocean (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | relict, |
| definition | : | geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ridge, ridgeline, |
| definition | : | a long narrow range of hills (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | shore, |
| definition | : | the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | incline, side, slope, |
| definition | : | an elevated geological formation (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | scree, talus, |
| definition | : | a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mineral vein, vein, |
| definition | : | a layer of ore between layers of rock (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | crater, volcanic crater, |
| definition | : | a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | pillars of hercules, |
| definition | : | the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules (noun.object) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
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