Associations to the word «Loess»
Noun
- Silt
- Sediment
- Plateau
- Deposit
- Weathering
- Soil
- Basalt
- Deposition
- Dune
- Steppe
- Erosion
- Accumulation
- Upland
- Regression
- Carbonate
- Bluff
- Monsoon
- Dust
- Quartz
- Gravel
- Karst
- Limestone
- Clay
- Sand
- Susceptibility
- Isotope
- Thickness
- Hills
- Terrace
- Variability
- Layer
- Tundra
- Vicksburg
- Topography
- Grassland
- Sioux
- Till
- Desert
- Plain
- Manure
- Sandstone
- Glacier
- Iowa
- Crowley
- Landslide
- Mongolia
- Climate
- Geology
- Wind
- Basin
- Pollen
- Correlation
- Finer
- Prairie
- Runoff
- Moisture
- Huang
- Fluctuation
- Precipitation
- Rhine
- Oscillation
- Debris
- Horizon
- China
- Formation
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LOESS, noun. (geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
LOESS PLATEAU, proper noun. A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.
Dictionary definition
LOESS, noun. A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind.
Wise words
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