relict structure

relict structure
остаточная или реликтовая структура
остаточная структура

English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.

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  • relict — [ri likt′; ] for n. [ rel′ikt] adj. [L relictus, pp. of relinquere: see RELINQUISH] Archaic surviving the death of another; esp., widowed n. 1. [LL relicta < L relictus] Archaic a widowa widow 2. [< the adj.] a) …   English World dictionary

  • relict — 1. noun /ˈrɛlɪkt/ a) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower But I am not the penniless nonentity I was when we first met; I can offer an honorable if not a brilliant marriage; and at the very… …   Wiktionary

  • valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system …   Universalium

  • lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …   Universalium

  • Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …   Universalium

  • sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

  • cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium

  • Sahara — Saharan, Saharian, adj. /seuh har euh, hair euh, hahr euh/, n. 1. a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. ab. 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km). 2. any arid waste. * * * Largest desert in the world, encompassing… …   Universalium

  • Chad Basin — The Chad Basin, also known as the Lake Chad Basin, is a large lowland area in north central Africa. In all directions from the center of this area the elevation changes are gentle. The Chad Basin is an endorheic (closed) basin its water does not… …   Wikipedia

  • rel|ict — «REHL ihkt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. = relic: (Cf. ↑relic) »The Winchester bushel is the only existing relict of the old English system (J. Q. Adams). 2. a plant or animal surviving from an earlier period. 3. Geology. a rock, feature, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium


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