mountain pediment

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• Mountain Home (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) — Mountain Home U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall …   Universalium

• pediment —    A gently sloping erosional surface developed at the foot of a receding hill or mountain slope, commonly with a slightly concave upward profile, that cross cuts rock or sediment strata that extend beneath adjacent uplands. The erosion surface… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• pediment — n. 1 a the triangular front part of a building in Grecian style, surmounting esp. a portico of columns. b a similar part of a building in Roman or Renaissance style. 2 Geol. a broad flattish rock surface at the foot of a mountain slope.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Geologic Pediment — A pediment is a gently inclined erosional surface carved into bedrock. It is thinly covered with Fluvial gravel that has developed at the foot of mountains. It develops when running water erodes most of the mass of the mountain. It is typically a …   Wikipedia

• rock pediment —    An erosion surface of low relief, cut directly into and across bedrock and composed of either bare rock or thinly veneered pedisediment or residuum (e.g., < 1.5 m) over bedrock; it occurs along the flanks of mountain fronts, or at the base… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Banteay Srei — Infobox Mandir creator = proper name = Banteay Srei date built = 967 primary deity = Siva architecture = Khmer location = Angkor, CambodiaBanteay Srei (or Banteay Srey) (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយស្រី) is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to… …   Wikipedia

• Architecture of Cambodia — The period of Angkor is the period from approximately the latter half of the 8th century A.D. to the first half of the 15th century. If precise dates are required, the beginning may be set in 802 A.D., when the Khmer King Jayavarman II pronounced …   Wikipedia

• planation surface — ▪ geology Introduction       any low relief plain cutting across varied rocks and structures. Among the most common landscapes on Earth, planation surfaces include pediments, pediplains, etchplains, and peneplains. There has been much scientific… …   Universalium

• Inselberg —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Tuya ni Mesa. Spitzkoppe, Namibie : inselberg et pédiment …   Wikipédia en Français

• Temple of Aphaea — Archaeological site name = Temple of Aphaia name local = Ναος Αφαιας caption skyline = Temple of Aphaia from the northeast. country = Greece region = Saronic Gulf elevation = 160 controlling city = Aegina then Athens peak period = Archaic to… …   Wikipedia