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эрозионный выступ
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
erosion scarp
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scarp — noun Etymology: Italian scarpa Date: 1589 1. the inner side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification 2. a. a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion see fault illustration b. a low steep slope along a beach caused by wave erosion •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scarp — noun a) the steep artificial slope below a forts parapet b) a cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion; the steeper side of an escarpment … Wiktionary
scarp — skÉ‘rp /skÉ‘Ëp n. steep cliff caused by erosion or by a major shift in the earth s crust; inner slope of the trench surrounding a fort v. form a steep slope, form a cliff … English contemporary dictionary
Fault scarp — A fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along the fault. It can be caused by differential erosion along an old inactive geologic fault (a sort of old rupture) with… … Wikipedia
fault-line scarp — a) A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on the side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side; e.g., the eastern face of the Sierra… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
fault scarp — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A steep slope or cliff formed directly by movement along a fault and representing the exposed surface of the fault before modification by erosion and weathering … Glossary of volcanic terms
fault-line scarp — noun : a cliff or escarpment resulting from the erosion of soft rock that has been brought against hard rock by faulting … Useful english dictionary
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Escarpment — In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope. Escarpment is generally used interchangeably with… … Wikipedia
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