adj
Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.
n
(geology) A geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon.
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(geology) A region of sedimentary rock defined by its boundary discontinuities
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(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
n
The scientific description of the depth of the ocean.
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(geology) A body of rock with characteristic biological features, such as certain kinds of fossil.
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(geology) Any stratum containing bones
n
(geology) The doctrine that sudden catastrophes, rather than continuous change, cause the main features of the Earth's crust.
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
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A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group
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(geology) A sedimentary rock unit defined by planes of simultaneous deposition.
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(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.
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(geology, geochronology) A set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or isochron diagram, representing sample data from rock of the same age; the condition of being a member of said set (or on said curve).
adj
Of or pertaining to a craton.
n
The glacial phase of ecological development, characterized by a cold, dry climate in which vegetation is sparse and lacking in diversity.
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(geology) warping of the Earth's crust on a massive scale, resulting in domes and basins
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(geology) A depositional axis.
n
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
n
(geomorphology) Formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust.
n
(geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
n
A distinct geological form
n
A geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.
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(geology) All the processes of physical and geological erosion that form the terrain of the Earth.
n
(geology) The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
adj
(of seismic activity, geology) between tectonic plates
adj
stratified with two alternating types of strata
adj
(geology) Relating to or situated in the interior of the Earth.
n
(geology) The state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.
n
(geology) A lensoidal feature.
adj
Of or pertaining to the lithosphere
adj
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) older
n
(geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust.
n
A layer of fractured bedrock beneath the lunar regolith
n
The study of superficial evidences of tectonic activity.
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The geological processes, such as tectonic plate movement and volcanic activity, by which mountains are formed.
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A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
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(historical) A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.
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(geology) The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
adj
Relating to, or produced by a large-scale deformation or parageosyncline
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(geology) The formation of a peneplain.
adj
(geology) Surrounding a craton.
n
(geology, historical) A proponent of plutonism; a plutonist.
adj
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Synonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”)
adj
(geology) Following sedimentation
adj
(geology) Following tectonic activity
n
(geology, dated) The zone of igneous activity and lava formation, situated between the lithosphere and barysphere.
n
(geology) The study of glaciers and ice sheets using radar.
n
The formation of new strata or layers.
n
(geology) The region of the Earth's crust and mantle over which the flow properties of rock are insufficient to relieve stress.
n
(geology) The collective record of the development of the Earth that is reflected in the preserved rocks, especially sedimentary rocks, from throughout geological history.
n
The activities of a rock hound; amateur geology.
adj
Relating to the field of seismology.
adj
Related to seismotectonics
adj
(geology) Pertaining to a glacial stade.
adj
of or pertaining to a stratum
adj
Composed of strata; stratified
adj
arranged in a sequence of layers or strata
n
The scientific description of geological strata.
adj
Arranged in layers or strata
n
(biology) A layer of tissue.
adj
(geology) Of or relating to a subhorizon.
n
A comparatively lower stratification
n
(geology) A group of physically connected and related terranes.
adj
(geology) Describing any process that accompanies a tectonic one
adj
(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere
n
(geology) Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
n
A hypothetical device or system that could create earthquakes, volcanoes, etc. by interference with the Earth's geological processes.
n
The deformation of the Earth's crust due to tectonic activity.
adj
(geology) tectonic and magmatic
n
(geology, physics) The physics of tectonic plates, their formation and movement
n
(geology) Any geological feature formed by collision of tectonic plates
n
(geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
n
(geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
n
Abbreviation of thermohaline circulation. [Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.]
n
(geology) The thermal boundary layer between the surface of the Earth (cooled by conduction) and the asthenosphere (cooled by convection).
adj
Of or relating to tombs.
adj
Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion.
adj
(of an earthquake) capable of generating a tsunami; commonly along major subduction-zone plate boundaries such as those bordering the Pacific Ocean
adv
In a volcanological way.
n
(geology) stratigraphy related to volcanism
n
A warm, dry postglacial interval.
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