oversteepeningn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈstiːp(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈstip(ə)nɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, steepening n. and adj. at steepen v. Derivatives

Etymology: < over- prefix + steepening n. and adj. at steepen v. Derivatives. Compare overdeepening n. and slightly earlier oversteepened adj. Compare also German Übersteilung.

Chiefly Physical Geography.

The increasing of a slope to a steepness greater than is normal or stable; esp. the formation of a glacially oversteepened valley.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > oversteepening

oversteepening1901

1901 Science 31 May 872/1 The suggestion..is..gaining ground among Swiss observers, that the landslides of the class here described result from the oversteepening of the basal slopes of valleys that have been overdeepened by glacial erosion.

1922 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 730. 13 The broad floor of the valley and the steep cliffs that rise precipitously 2,000 feet at its side suggest oversteepening of the walls by ice.

1997 Paleobiology 23 331/2 Normal disturbance to the living community seems to consists of coral colonies growing to the point of oversteepening and then rolling downslope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oversteepening
释义	oversteepeningn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstiːp(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstip(ə)nɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, steepening n. and adj. at steepen v. Derivatives Etymology: < over- prefix + steepening n. and adj. at steepen v. Derivatives. Compare overdeepening n. and slightly earlier oversteepened adj. Compare also German Übersteilung. Chiefly Physical Geography. The increasing of a slope to a steepness greater than is normal or stable; esp. the formation of a glacially oversteepened valley. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > oversteepening oversteepening1901 1901 Science 31 May 872/1 The suggestion..is..gaining ground among Swiss observers, that the landslides of the class here described result from the oversteepening of the basal slopes of valleys that have been overdeepened by glacial erosion. 1922 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 730. 13 The broad floor of the valley and the steep cliffs that rise precipitously 2,000 feet at its side suggest oversteepening of the walls by ice. 1997 Paleobiology 23 331/2 Normal disturbance to the living community seems to consists of coral colonies growing to the point of oversteepening and then rolling downslope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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