mass wasting
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Mass wasting — at Palo Duro Canyon, West Texas (2002) … Wikipedia
mass-wasting — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: mass (II) + wasting, n. : the process involving movement of mantlerock that is controlled directly by gravity and that includes such gradual movements as creep and solifluction and such rapid movements as produce… … Useful english dictionary
mass wasting — Geol. downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity. Also called wasting. * * * … Universalium
mass wasting — Geol. downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity. Also called wasting … Useful english dictionary
mass wasting — (not preferred) refer to mass movement … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
mass wasting — /mæs ˈweɪstɪŋ/ (say mas waysting) noun the movement of soil, regolith, and rock down a slope in response to gravity. Also, mass movement, slope movement …
mass movement — an organized effort by a large number of people, esp. those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic… … Universalium
mass — massedly /mas id lee, mast lee/, adv. /mas/, n. 1. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. 2. a collection of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a… … Universalium
Mass — /mas/, n. 1. the celebration of the Eucharist. Cf. High Mass, Low Mass. 2. (sometimes l.c.) a musical setting of certain parts of this service, as the Kyrie eleison, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. [bef. 900; ME masse, OE… … Universalium
wasting — wastingly, adv. wastingness, n. /way sting/, adj. 1. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease. 2. laying waste; devastating; despoiling: the ravages of a wasting war. n. 3. Geol. See mass wasting. [1200 50; ME;… … Universalium
