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has glosseng: 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. Description and variants Usually escarpment is used interchangeably with scarp (from the Italian scarpa, shoe ). But some sources differentiate the two terms, where escarpment refers to the margin between two landforms, while scarp is synonymous with a cliff or steep slope. The surface of the steep slope is called a scarp face. Scarps are generally formed by one of two processes: either by differential erosion of sedimentary rocks, or by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault (faulting).
lexicalizationeng: Escarpments
lexicalizationeng: Escarpment
subclass of(noun) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
munition, fortification
has instancee/Balcones Fault
has instancee/Baltic Klint
has instancee/Catskill Escarpment
has instancee/Knobstone Escarpment
has instancee/Mess Creek Escarpment
has instancee/Missouri Escarpment
has instancee/Muldraugh Hill
has instancee/Onondaga Formation
has instancee/Pembina Escarpment
has instancee/Pottsville Escarpment
has instancee/Scarborough Bluffs
has instancee/Swaffham Prior Chalk escarpment
has instancee/Zambezi Escarpment
Meaning
Catalan
has glosscat: Un Escarpament, és un vessant de roca que atravessa el terreny abruptament. La pendent és major a 45º, encara que només sigui una part del vessant, De vegades, adopta la forma d'una cornisa, que corona un vessant en una extensió més o menys llarga, encara que conservant una altitud sensiblement constant. Varis escarpaments amb forma de cornisa poden sobreposars paral·lelament separades per la pendent menys abrupta dels despòsits de rebles.
lexicalizationcat: escarpament
French
has glossfra: Un Escarpement est en géomorphologie un versant en pente raide dune montagne ou une paroi verticale dune falaise.
lexicalizationfra: Escarpement
Icelandic
has glossisl: Virkisbrekka er í jarðfræði breytingarsvæði (oftast klettaveggur) milli tveggja svæða sem felur í sér hæðarmismun á skömmu svæði. Virkisbrekkur eru oftast umbreytingarsvæði úr einni gerð setbergs í aðra gerð setbergs af öðrum aldri og samsetningu, virkisbrekkur geta einnig myndast á misgengi þegar hluti jarðskorpunnar lyftist yfir annan.
lexicalizationisl: Virkisbrekka
Italian
has glossita: La scarpata è una brusca rottura del profilo topografico di un terreno giacente secondo un piano inclinato. Può essere di origine naturale o artificiale.
lexicalizationita: scarpata
Japanese
lexicalizationjpn: 断崖
Norwegian Nynorsk
lexicalizationnno: Skrentar
Polish
has glosspol: Skarpa - to * stok lub mur rowu fortecznego(fosy), zwrócony w kierunku nieprzyjaciela; przeciwległy stok nosi nazwę przeciwskarpy * ziemna zapora przeciwpancerna wykonywana na stokach wzgórz, brzegach rzek i wąwozów w postaci stromej ściany zwróconej w kierunku przeciwnika.
lexicalizationpol: skarpa
Portuguese
has glosspor: Uma escarpa, em geomorfologia, é uma zona de transição entre diferentes províncias fisiogeográficas que envolve uma elevação aguda (superior a 45º), caracterizada pela formação de um penhasco ou uma encosta íngreme. O termo vem do italiano scarpa . A superfície desta encosta íngreme é chamada de rosto da escarpa.
lexicalizationpor: escarpa
Castilian
has glossspa: :Para la pieza de la armadura, ver Escarpe (armadura) El escarpe o escarpa es una vertiente de roca que corta el terreno abruptamente. La pendiente es mayor a 45º, aunque sea solamente una parte de la vertiente. A veces adopta la forma de una cornisa, que corona una vertiente en una extensión más o menos larga, aunque conservando una altitud sensiblemente constante. Varias cornisas pueden sobreponerse paralelamente separadas por la pendiente menos abrupta de los depósitos de derrubios. La pared es un escarpe próximo a la vertical y bastante liso.
lexicalizationspa: escarpe
Ukrainian
has glossukr: Еска́рп (, , ) — крутий уступ або обрив, який розділяє ділянки з пологим нахилом земної поверхні.
lexicalizationukr: ескарп
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