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Definition of patterned ground in English: patterned groundnoun mass nounGeology Ground showing a pattern of stones, fissures, and vegetation, typically forming polygons, rings, or stripes caused by repeated freezing and thawing. Example sentencesExamples - On a smaller scale, the periglacial landscape possesses a diversity of patterned ground phenomena, including circles, stripes, and nets.
- That strongly suggests that these areas of patterned ground have a glacial origin, says Klima.
- By adjusting certain parameters in the model, Kessler and Werner reproduced the full range of stone patterns that make up what scientists call sorted patterned ground.
- Yet patterned ground resembling that of northern polar regions can be seen in deserts as far afield as Egypt, Iran, China, Mongolia, and Peru.
Definition of patterned ground in US English: patterned groundnoun Geology Ground showing a pattern of stones, fissures, and vegetation, typically forming polygons, rings, or stripes caused by repeated freezing and thawing. Example sentencesExamples - On a smaller scale, the periglacial landscape possesses a diversity of patterned ground phenomena, including circles, stripes, and nets.
- That strongly suggests that these areas of patterned ground have a glacial origin, says Klima.
- Yet patterned ground resembling that of northern polar regions can be seen in deserts as far afield as Egypt, Iran, China, Mongolia, and Peru.
- By adjusting certain parameters in the model, Kessler and Werner reproduced the full range of stone patterns that make up what scientists call sorted patterned ground.
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