Español > accidente geográfico: 1 sentido > nombre 1, objectSentido | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
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Sinónimos | formación geológica, formación |
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Categoría | geología | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
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Específico | acantilado, cantil, despeñadero, peñasco, precipicio, risco | A steep high face of rock |
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acuífero | underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc |
brollador, emanación, fuente, fuente natural, manantial, surtidor | A natural flow of ground water |
cadena montañosa, cordillera, sierra | A series of hills or mountains |
capa freática, nivel freático | underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water |
caverna, cueva, gruta | A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea |
costa, orilla, ribera | The land along the edge of a body of water |
costa, playa, playas | An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake |
cresta, ridgeline | A long narrow range of hills |
cuesta, falda, inclinación, pendiente, subida | An elevated geological formation |
delta | A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger / larger body of water |
depresión, depresión natural | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
desembocadura | The point where a stream issues into a larger / larger body of water |
diapiro | A domed rock formation where a core of rock / rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata |
dorsal | A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean |
elevación | A raised or elevated geological formation |
macizo | A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range |
masa de hielo | A large mass of ice |
talud | A sloping mass of loose rocks / rocks at the base of a cliff |
veta | A layer of ore between layers of rock |
General | cosa, objeto físico, objeto inanimado, objeto | A tangible and visible entity |
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Inglés | geological formation, formation |
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Catalán | formació geològica |
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