deposited moraine

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• Moraine — Mo*raine , n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m[ u]rbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither, Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• moraine — [mə rān′, môrān′] n. [Fr < dial. morêna < morre, muzzle, akin to Sp morro, snout, headland < VL * murru, echoic word for snout] a mound, ridge, or mass of rocks, gravel, sand, clay, etc. carried and deposited directly by a glacier, along …   English World dictionary

• moraine — (n.) ridge of rock deposited by a glacier, 1789, from Fr. moraine (18c.), from Savoy dialect morena mound of earth, from Prov. morre snout, muzzle, from V.L. *murrum round object, of unknown origin, perhaps from a pre Latin Alpine language.… …   Etymology dictionary

• moraine — ► NOUN ▪ a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier. ORIGIN from French dialect morre snout …   English terms dictionary

• Moraine — This article is about geological phenomena. For other uses, see Moraine (disambiguation). A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly… …   Wikipedia

• moraine — morainal, morainic, adj. /meuh rayn /, n. 1. a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay. 2. a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier. [1780 90; < F < Savoyard dial.… …   Universalium

• Moraine Lake — For the type of lake, see moraine dammed lake. Moraine Lake Location Banff National Park, Alberta Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• moraine —    [ glacial geology ]     a) [ material ]    A mound, ridge, or other topographically distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited primarily by the direct action of glacier ice, in a variety of… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• moraine —   debris deposited by a glacier. Three main types:   terminal moraine marks the furthest point the glacier reached as it ulldozed material ahead of the ice mass.   lateral moraine deposits of load carried at the edges of the glacier.   medial… …   Geography glossary

• moraine —    (moh RAYN) [French, from Savoyard dialect] Debris in the form of boulders, gravel, sand, and dirt, torn from mountain slopes by glacial movement and deposited at the sides or base of the glacier; a mound or ridge formed by such deposits. Long… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• moraine — noun Etymology: French, from French dialect (Savoy) morêna Date: 1789 an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier • morainal adjective • morainic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary