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inselberg
in·sel·berg I0160650 (ĭn′səl-bŭrg′, -zəl-)n. See monadnock. [German : Insel, island (from Middle High German insule, from alteration of Old High German isila, probably from Vulgar Latin *īsula; see isle) + Berg, mountain (from Middle High German berc, from Old High German berg; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots).]inselberg (ˈɪnzəlˌbɜːɡ) n (Physical Geography) an isolated rocky hill rising abruptly from a flat plain[from German, from Insel island + Berg mountain]inselberg
inselberg[′in·səl‚bərg] (geology) A large, steep-sided residual hill, knob, or mountain, generally rocky and bare, rising abruptly from an extensive, nearly level lowland erosion surface in arid or semiarid regions. Also known as island mountain. |