loess

[ loh-es, les, luhs ]

/ ˈloʊ ɛs, lɛs, lʌs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR loess ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.

Origin of loess

1825–35; <German Löss<Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of German s), akin to German loseloose

OTHER WORDS FROM loess

lo·ess·i·al, lo·ess·al, adjective

Words nearby loess

loe, Loeb, Loeb's deciduoma, Loeffler, loerie, loess, Loesser, Loew, Loewe, Loewi, Loewy

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Example sentences from the Web for loess

The loess has also overspread the high adjoining platform near the village of Plaidt above Andernach.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
They were a peaceful folk settling by preference, though not exclusively, in the loess districts, as at Grosgartach.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
Wherever there is loess we are likely to find the remains of steppe plants and animals.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
The vegetation there is quite different from the grassy, semi-arid vegetation of which evidence is found in the loess.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

The loess is thickest near the margin of the Iowan till sheet and thins progressively both north and south.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for loess

loess

/ (ˈləʊɪs, German lœs) /

noun

a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind

Derived forms of loess

loessial (ləʊˈɛsɪəl) or loessal, adjective

Word Origin for loess

C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for loess

loess

[ lō′əs, lĕs, lŭs ]

A very fine grained silt or clay, thought to have formed as the result of grinding by glaciers and to have been deposited by the wind. Most loess is believed to have originated during the Pleistocene Epoch from areas of land covered by glaciers and from desert surfaces.

单词	loess
释义	loess [ loh-es, les, luhs ] / ˈloʊ ɛs, lɛs, lʌs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loess ON THESAURUS.COM noun a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. Origin of loess 1825–35; <German Löss<Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of German s), akin to German loseloose OTHER WORDS FROM loess lo·ess·i·al, lo·ess·al, adjective Words nearby loess loe, Loeb, Loeb's deciduoma, Loeffler, loerie, loess, Loesser, Loew, Loewe, Loewi, Loewy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loess The loess has also overspread the high adjoining platform near the village of Plaidt above Andernach. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. They were a peaceful folk settling by preference, though not exclusively, in the loess districts, as at Grosgartach. The New Stone Age in Northern Europe\|John M. Tyler Wherever there is loess we are likely to find the remains of steppe plants and animals. The New Stone Age in Northern Europe\|John M. Tyler The vegetation there is quite different from the grassy, semi-arid vegetation of which evidence is found in the loess. Climatic Changes\|Ellsworth Huntington The loess is thickest near the margin of the Iowan till sheet and thins progressively both north and south. Climatic Changes\|Ellsworth Huntington British Dictionary definitions for loess loess / (ˈləʊɪs, German lœs) / noun a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind Derived forms of loess loessial (ləʊˈɛsɪəl) or loessal, adjective Word Origin for loess C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to loess mud, brick, earth, terra cotta, grime, dirt, soil, powder, soot, lint, sand, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole, marl, loam, kaolin, argil Scientific definitions for loess loess [ lō′əs, lĕs, lŭs ] A very fine grained silt or clay, thought to have formed as the result of grinding by glaciers and to have been deposited by the wind. Most loess is believed to have originated during the Pleistocene Epoch from areas of land covered by glaciers and from desert surfaces. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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loess

noun

Origin of loess

OTHER WORDS FROM loess

Words nearby loess

Example sentences from the Web for loess

British Dictionary definitions for loess

noun

Derived forms of loess

Word Origin for loess

Words related to loess

Scientific definitions for loess