单词 | geomorphogeny |
释义 | > as lemmasgeomorphogeny geomorphogeny n. Brit. /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒdʒᵻni/ , U.S. /ˌdʒioʊmɔrˈfɑdʒəni/ Physical Geography the branch of earth science concerned with the origin of landforms; the features or landforms of an area as they relate to this; cf. geomorphology n. 2.ΚΠ 1894 A. C. Lawson in Univ. Calif. Bull. Dept. Geol. 1 viii. 241 (title) The geomorphogeny of the coast of Northern California. 1944 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 34 188 However useful geomorphography may be to geography, geomorphogeny is the prime and necessary first objective. 2000 P. Harrison in S. Gaukroger et al. Descartes' Nat. Philos. viii. 184 The differences between Descartes and his English imitators foreshadowed important controversies in both geomorphogeny and cosmology. < as lemmas |
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