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moraine — [ mɔrɛn ] n. f. • 1779; savoyard morena « bourrelet de terre », d un rad. prélatin murr « tertre », ou du lat. mora « obstacle » ♦ Accumulation de débris entraînés, puis abandonnés par les glaciers. Moraines latérales, médianes, frontales. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Moraine — Mo*raine , n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m[ u]rbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither, Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moraine — This article is about geological phenomena. For other uses, see Moraine (disambiguation). A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly… … Wikipedia
moraine — morainal, morainic, adj. /meuh rayn /, n. 1. a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay. 2. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. [1780 90; < F < Savoyard dial.… … Universalium
Moraine — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Moraine (homonymie). Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Moraine », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Une moraine est un amas de débris minéral (appelé aussi till) transporté par un… … Wikipédia en Français
moraine — [ glacial geology ] a) [ material ] A mound, ridge, or other topographically distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited primarily by the direct action of glacier ice, in a variety of… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
moraine — noun Etymology: French, from French dialect (Savoy) morêna Date: 1789 an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier • morainal adjective • morainic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
moraine — noun /məˈreɪn/ An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier … Wiktionary
moraine — A mound, ridge, or other distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited chiefly by direct action of glacier ice [6] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
moraine — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A topographic feature or landform composed of an accumulation of sediment that has been carried and subsequently deposited by a glacier … Glossary of volcanic terms
Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake … Wikipedia
