单词 | pluck side |
释义 | > as lemmaspluck side pluck side n. Physical Geography the jagged lee (or downstream) side of a roche moutonnée from which rock has been plucked by a glacier (opposed to scour side). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [noun] > roche moutonnée > downstream side of pluck side1905 lee side1920 1905 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 13 6 We will no longer call the two sides of a roche moutonnée ‘push side’ and ‘lee side’, but we prefer the expressions ‘scour side’ and ‘pluck side’ introduced by Shaler. 1942 C. A. Cotton Climatic Accidents Landscape-making xviii. 244 The lee side is termed also the ‘pluck’ side. < as lemmas |
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