英语词汇“megaripple”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

megaripple n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛɡəˌrɪpl/

U.S.

/ˈmɛɡəˌrɪp(ə)l/

Geology an extensive undulation of the surface of a sandy beach or sea bed, that is typically tens of metres from crest to crest and tens of centimetres in height, but may be much larger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > undulation > sand-wave

sand wave1820

sand ripple1879

megaripple1953

1953 L. M. J. U. van Straaten in Geol. en Mijnbouw 15 3/1 Initial stages of transverse megaripples covered with the common small scale current ripples are frequently seen on the large, sandy tidal flats.

1968 New Scientist 18 Apr. 113/1 The strange features that have come to be known as megaripples—regularly formed giant undulations, measured by echo sounders, that straddle the ocean floor with distances of three to four miles between crest and crest.

1988 E. Wood et al. Sea Life Brit. & Ireland 126 Minor ripples form on the surface of mega-ripples, and mega-ripples on sand waves hundreds of metres long and 20 or 30 metres high.

单词	megaripple
释义	> as lemmas megaripple megaripple n. Brit. /ˈmɛɡəˌrɪpl/ , U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌrɪp(ə)l/ Geology an extensive undulation of the surface of a sandy beach or sea bed, that is typically tens of metres from crest to crest and tens of centimetres in height, but may be much larger. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rising ground or eminence > [noun] > undulation > sand-wave sand wave1820 sand ripple1879 megaripple1953 1953 L. M. J. U. van Straaten in Geol. en Mijnbouw 15 3/1 Initial stages of transverse megaripples covered with the common small scale current ripples are frequently seen on the large, sandy tidal flats. 1968 New Scientist 18 Apr. 113/1 The strange features that have come to be known as megaripples—regularly formed giant undulations, measured by echo sounders, that straddle the ocean floor with distances of three to four miles between crest and crest. 1988 E. Wood et al. Sea Life Brit. & Ireland 126 Minor ripples form on the surface of mega-ripples, and mega-ripples on sand waves hundreds of metres long and 20 or 30 metres high. extracted from mega-comb. form < as lemmas
随便看	prelation prelations prelatise prelatised prelatises prelatish prelatising prelatism prelatisms prelatist prelatists prelatize prelatized prelatizes prelatizing prelatry prelature prelatures prelaty prelaunch prelaurentian prelaw prelect prelected prelecting

> as lemmas