| has gloss | (noun) a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
geological phenomenon |
| lexicalization | eng: geological phenomenon |
| subclass of | (noun) all phenomena that are not artificial
natural phenomenon |
| has subclass | (noun) a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth
endogeny |
| has subclass | (noun) a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
alluvial cone, alluvial fan |
| has subclass | (noun) a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
cataclysm, catastrophe |
| has subclass | (noun) the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
continental drift |
| has subclass | (noun) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
sedimentation, deposit, alluviation |
| has subclass | (noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
deluge, flood, inundation, alluvion |
| has subclass | (noun) upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
frost heaving, frost heave |
| has subclass | (noun) the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
transgression |
| has subclass | (noun) the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
volcanism |
| has subclass | (noun) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
temblor, quake, earthquake, seism |