morainaladj.

Brit.

/məˈreɪnl/,

/mɒˈreɪnl/, U.S.

/məˈreɪn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moraine n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < moraine n. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier morainic adj.

= morainic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > glacial mound

morainic1862

morainal1872

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice > moraine

morainic1862

morainal1872

1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada viii. 154 An accumulation of morainal matter deposited by ancient Merced glaciers.

1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 570/1 The flora is morainal in its general character.

1946 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 57 1203 The morainal loops are higher and better-developed on their eastern sides.

1982 New Yorker 13 Sept. 46/3 The ice stopped..—leaving a sinuous, morainal, lobate line that..keeps on going to the Rocky Mountains.

1993 Canad. Geographic Jan. 36/1 Its wide outwash plain is a morainal mix of sand, stones and boulders deposited at the toe of the glacier.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morainal
释义	morainaladj. Brit. /məˈreɪnl/, /mɒˈreɪnl/, U.S. /məˈreɪn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moraine n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < moraine n. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier morainic adj. = morainic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [adjective] > glacial mound morainic1862 morainal1872 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice > moraine morainic1862 morainal1872 1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada viii. 154 An accumulation of morainal matter deposited by ancient Merced glaciers. 1899 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 570/1 The flora is morainal in its general character. 1946 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 57 1203 The morainal loops are higher and better-developed on their eastern sides. 1982 New Yorker 13 Sept. 46/3 The ice stopped..—leaving a sinuous, morainal, lobate line that..keeps on going to the Rocky Mountains. 1993 Canad. Geographic Jan. 36/1 Its wide outwash plain is a morainal mix of sand, stones and boulders deposited at the toe of the glacier. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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