| 单词 | stone ring |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstone ring stone ring n. (a) Geomorphology a natural circle of stones on the ground, similar to a stone polygon; (b) Archaeology = stone circle n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > boulder, pebble, or stone formation > [noun] > arrangements of stones stone polygon1924 stone ring1924 stone garland1932 stone net1949 the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [noun] > archaeology > built structures pond-barrow1845 Zimbabwe1891 ploshchadka1913 stone ring1924 woodhenge1927 henge1932 1924 Geol. Mag. LXI. 509 (heading) Formation of ‘stone rings’ in rocks which are being shattered by frost action. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. vii. 141 The stone-rings upon the hills. 1957 J. K. Charlesworth Quaternary Era I. xxvii. 572 The severer frost in the lower, sodden layers produces the finer material and brings it to the surface, pushing the coarser to the sides. The stone-rings so produced grow outwards from their centres to build a polygonal network. 1980 Sci. Amer. July 67/1 As a result the term now coming into favour as a description of these megalithic enclosures is stone ring. < as lemmas |
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