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scarp n. An escarpment. tr.v. , scarped , scarping , scarps . To cut or make into an escarpment. [Italian scarpa , slope, perhaps of Germanic ... n.; An escarpment. tr.v., scarped, scarp·ing, scarps. To cut or make into an escarpment. ... [Italian scarpa, slope, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
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Escarpment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Usuall...
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Scarp may mean: • Scarp, Scotland, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland • Scarp (fortification) with a counterscarp, the inner and outer sides of a ditch • SS-9 Scarp, the NATO reporting name ...
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scarp slope - Scientific definition of scarp slope from A Dictionary of Earth Sciences at Encyclopedia.com ... ...context - not just mineral but vegetable and human, too." A typical passage from author Wilson reads like this: "The scarp-slope of the Cote d'Or is lacerated with faults, all very small compared to the Saone...
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In geology, the two slopes that comprise an escarpment ... Such a feature is common when sedimentary rocks are uplifted, folded, or eroded, the scarp slope cuts across the bedding planes of the sedimentary rock while the dip slope follows the direction of the strata. An example is Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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scarp slope - ¦ noun Geology the steeper slope of a cuesta, cutting across the underlying strata. Often contrasted with dip slope. ... ... Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th edition; Aticle 57161 ... Search dictionaries Download dictionaries...
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To provide a more quantitative basis for evaluating the ages of fault scarps in western Utah, we have measured numerous profiles across late Quaternary fault scarps and studied the relationship between scarp height, slope angle, and age.
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Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » scarp ... Etymology: It scarpa, a scarp, slope < Goth *skrapa, akin to OE scræf, cave, hollow < IE *(s)kerb(h)-, var. of base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear...
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