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ˌgeoˈmorphic, a.
[f. Gr. γεω- geo- + µορϕή form + -ic.]
1. Resembling the earth in form or fashion. nonce-wd.
1894L. A. Tollemache in Jrnl. Educ. 1 Jan. 61/2 Our posthumous selves are likely to be less anthropomorphic, and heaven..less geomorphic, than..we are apt to expect.
2. Of or pertaining to the natural features of the earth's surface; geomorphological.
1893[see next]. 1894Bull. Dept. Geol. Univ. Calif. I. 242 The present geomorphy is the result of..the advance in the new geomorphic cycle to a stage of late adolescence or early maturity. 1934Jrnl. R. Anthropol. Inst. LXIV. 344 Geomorphic studies in Uganda reveal an arid climate in late Pliocene times. 1954W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. i. 11 His [sc. W. M. Davis's] concept of the geomorphic cycle..is the idea that in the evolution of landscapes there is a systematic sequence of land forms. 1969Nature 15 Mar. 1005/2 These [projects] include..the preparation of geomorphic, geological and vegetation maps.
Hence geoˈmorphically adv.
1969Nature 15 Mar. 1005/1 Geomorphically, Aldabra consists of a peripheral narrow ridge 8 m above sea level, with a lower terrace cut into its seaward face. |