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Geol. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.[1930-35]
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outwash plain — An extensive lowland area of coarse textured, glaciofluvial material. An outwash plain is commonly smooth; where pitted, due to melt out of incorporated ice masses (pitted outwash plain), it is generally low in relief and largely retains its… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
outwash plain — zandras statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Lyguma, susidariusi iš ledyno tirpsmo vandenų suklostytų nuogulų. Dažniausiai šliejasi prie ledyno paliktų galinių morenų. atitikmenys: angl. outwash; outwash plain; sandur vok. Sander … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
outwash plain — Plain in front of a glacier that is composed of outwash material [16]. A broad, gently sloping sheet of outwash [6] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
outwash plain — noun also outwash apron : a plain constructed of outwash that is ordinarily found on and beyond the distal side of a terminal or recessional moraine and that generally consists of a number of coalescing outwash fans * * * Geol. a broad, sloping… … Useful english dictionary
outwash plain — a flat and gently sloping area of gravels, sands, silts and clays deposited beyond the snout of a glacier by meltwater issuing from it. Particles tend to be smoothed and rounded and size decreases with distance from the glacier … Geography glossary
Kankakee Outwash Plain — The Kankakee Outwash Plain is a flat plain in the Kankakee River valley in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois. It is just south of the Valparaiso Moraine. It was formed during the Wisconsin Glaciation. As the glacier, stopped at the… … Wikipedia
pitted outwash plain — An outwash plain marked by many irregular depressions such as kettles, shallow pits, and potholes which formed by melting of incorporated ice masses; much of the gradient and internal structures of the original plain remain intact; many are… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
collapsed outwash plain — An outwash plain which forms on glacial ice (inside the glacial margin), and is subsequently let down or collapsed when the underlying ice melts, resulting in contortion or folding of the sediments and sedimentary structures to the extent that … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Outwash fan — An outwash fan is a fan shaped body of sediments deposited by braided streams from a melting glacier. Sediment locked within the ice of the glacier, gets transported by the streams of meltwater, and deposits on the outwash plain, at the terminus… … Wikipedia
outwash fan — A fan shaped accumulation of outwash deposited by meltwater streams in front of the end or recessional moraine of a glacier. Coalescing outwash fans form an outwash plain. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
