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单词 loesses
释义

loess

noun

ˈles How to pronounce loess (audio)
ˈləs,
ˈlō-əs,
ˈlərs How to pronounce loess (audio)
: an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
loessial
ˈle-sē-əl How to pronounce loess (audio)
ˈlə-
lō-ˈe-
ˈlər- How to pronounce loess (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 Soils here are particularly complex, featuring chalk, sand, gravel, clay, loess, quartzite and slate. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 The soils types include shell-limestone, keuper, marl, loess and clay. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 Soils here are very heterogenous with thick loess soils in the eastern portion and sandstone in the western region abutting the Haardt Mountains. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

German Löss

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

loesses

noun

plural of loess
as in alluviums

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • alluviums
  • sediments
  • colluviums
  • silts
  • colluvia
  • blacklands
  • marls
  • gaults
  • detritus
  • molds
  • gleys
  • gucks
  • shingles
  • alluvia
  • clays
  • kaolins
  • muds
  • earth
  • clods
  • sands
  • dirt
  • dust
  • gumbos
  • humuses
  • gravels
  • loams
  • ground
  • muck
  • topsoils
  • subsoils
  • gooks
  • mulls
  • duffs
  • substrata
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