单词 | terracette |
释义 | terracetten. Geomorphology. A small (natural) terrace; spec. one of a parallel series on a steep hillside. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ledge or terrace > [noun] shelvea1701 ledge1732 terrace1753 bench1791 lynchet1797 shelf1807 benching1809 offset1856 cultivation terrace1863 terracing1863 mantelshelf1897 cultivation-bank1913 mantelpiece1920 terracette1922 berm1931 1922 H. Odum in Dan. Geol. Undersøg. IV. i. 27 The phenomenon..occurs on hill-slopes with a steep inclination, and consists in the surface being covered with a number of small terracettes or low ledges, all running parallel, horizontal and at about an equal distance from each other. 1959 G. H. Dury Face of Earth ii. 13 On very many steep slopes a kind of ribbed pattern appears on the surface of the creeping waste, with little steps a foot or two in height running horizontally. These steps are called terracettes. An alternative name is sheep-tracks, but this title is grossly misleading. Terracettes can be found where no sheep have ever been. 1971 I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth xiii. 182/2 Tiny terracettes can be cut into the sides of the ripples [on a beach]. 1974 C. Taylor Fieldwork in Medieval Archaeol. iv. 85 Terracettes are another form of natural feature likely to be misinterpreted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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