English > geological phenomenon: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth. |
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| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
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| Narrower | alluvial fan, alluvial cone | A fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out |
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| catastrophe, cataclysm | A sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
| continental drift | The gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) |
| deposit, sedimentation, alluviation | The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating |
| earthquake, quake, temblor, seism | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
| endogeny | A geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth |
| flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion | The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
| frost heave, frost heaving | upthrust of ground or pavement / pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil |
| transgression | The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata |
| volcanism | The phenomena associated with volcanic activity |
| Broader | natural phenomenon | All phenomena that are not artificial |
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| Spanish | fenómeno geológico |
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| Catalan | fenomen geològic |
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