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crevasse
crevasse
1. Deep fissure in the surface of a glacier, caused when tensile stress overcomes the shear strength of ice in the brittle upper few metres. Appropriate tensile stresses are typically developed when a glacier moves over a convex-up slope. 2. A breach in a levée along the bank of a river through which flood water may flow and produce crevasse deposits (2) (crevasse splay). |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-crevasse.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-crevasse.html |
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crevasse
crevasse
1. A deep fissure in the surface of a glacier, caused when tensile stress overcomes the shear strength of ice in the brittle upper few metres. Appropriate tensile stresses are typically developed when a glacier moves over a convex slope. 2. A breach in a levee along the bank of a river, through which flood water may flow and produce crevasse splays. (See crevasse deposit, 2). |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-crevasse.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "crevasse." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-crevasse.html |
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crevasse
crevasse , large crack in the upper surface of a glacier , formed by tension acting upon the brittle ice. Transverse crevasses occur where the grade of the glacier bed becomes suddenly steeper; longitudinal crevasses, where the glacier spreads over a wider valley or plain. Marginal crevasses are due to the strain built up when the central part moves faster than the sides. |
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"crevasse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crevasse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-crevasse.html "crevasse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-crevasse.html |
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crevasse
cre·vasse / krəˈvas/ • n. a deep open crack, esp. one in a glacier. ∎ a breach in the embankment of a river or canal. |
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"crevasse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crevasse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crevasse.html "crevasse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crevasse.html |
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crevasse
crevasse XIX. — F.; see next.
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T. F. HOAD. "crevasse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "crevasse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crevasse.html T. F. HOAD. "crevasse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crevasse.html |
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crevasse
crevasse
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•Díaz • Phidias • palliasse
•materfamilias, paterfamilias
•Asturias • Aphrodisias • Trias
•Donbas • Vargas • Ofgas • biogas
•teargas • jackass • Hellas • Ulfilas
•Stanislas • Candlemas • landmass
•Martinmas • biomass • Childermas
•Esdras • Mithras • hippocras
•sassafras • demitasse • gravitas
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"crevasse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crevasse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crevasse.html "crevasse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crevasse.html |
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