basin floor
1basin-floor remnant — (colloquial: western USA) A relatively flat, erosional remnant of any former landform of a basin floor that has been dissected following the incision of an axial stream. FFP …
2basin floor — A general term for the nearly level, lower most part of intermontane basins (i.e., bolsons, semi bolsons). The floor includes all of the alluvial, eolian, and erosional landforms below the piedmont slope. Compare: basin, piedmont slope.… …
3Basin F — was constructed by the United States Army in 1956 at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, to provide for the disposal of contaminated liquid wastes from the chemical manufacturing operations of the Army and its lessee Shell Chemical Company. As originally …
4floor — [ geomorphology ] a) A general term for the nearly level, lower part of a basin or valley; (not preferred) refer to basin floor, valley floor. b) The bed of any body of water; e.g., the nearly level surface beneath the water of a… …
5Basin and Range — is a geologic term for a type of topography characterized by a series of separate and parallel mountain ranges with broad valleys interposed, extending over a more or less wide area. It is typified by the topography found in the Great Basin in… …
6Mexico Basin — ▪ basin, Gulf of Mexico triangular shaped ocean area covering a large portion of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. The basin lies northwest of the Campeche Bank, approximately between 22° and 26° N and 89° and 95° W. Depths range beyond… …
7floor — Synonyms and related words: addle, agora, amaze, amphitheater, answer, answer conclusively, arena, argue down, asphalt, astonish, astound, athletic field, auditorium, background, baffle, balcony, bamboozle, band, base, basement, basin, basis,… …
8basin — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bacin, from Late Latin bacchinon Date: 13th century 1. a. an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing b …
9basin — Synonyms and related words: alkali flat, alluvial plain, alveolation, alveolus, anchorage, anchorage ground, antrum, aquamanile, armpit, automatic dishwasher, bath, bathtub, bed, berth, bidet, bottom, bottomland, bowl, breakwater, bulkhead,… …
10South Pole-Aitken basin — Clementine data. Red represents high elevation, purple represents low elevation.The South Pole Aitken basin is an impact crater on Earth s Moon. Roughly 2500 kilometers in diameter and 13 kilometers deep, it is the largest known impact crater in… …