monadnock

monadnock
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  • monadnock — MONADNÓCK s.n. (geol.) Munte izolat în cadrul unui relief coborât, alcătuit din roci dure. [< fr. monadnock, cf. Monadnock – munte din sudul S.U.a. < cuv. indian]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 14.06.2005. Sursa: DN  MONADNÓCK s. n. munte izolat …   Dicționar Român

  • Monadnock — bezeichnet: eine Ortschaft in New Hampshire Monadnock (Stadt) einen Wanderweg: Metacomet Monadnock Wanderweg ein Gebäude: Monadnock Building einen Inselberg Diese Seite ist eine Begriffskläru …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • monadnock — ● monadnock nom masculin (du nom d un sommet de la Nouvelle Angleterre) Relief résiduel dominant une pénéplaine à laquelle il se rattache progressivement. monadnock [mɔnadnɔk] n. m. ÉTYM. 1928, Baulig, in Rey Debove et Gagnon; mot angl. (1895,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • monadnock — ☆ monadnock [mə nad′näk΄ ] n. [after Mt. Monadnock, N.H.] Geol. an isolated rocky hill or mountain rising above a peneplain in an area with a temperate climate: cf. INSELBERG …   English World dictionary

  • Monadnock — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Monadnock (disambiguation). Pilot Mountain, North Carolina A monadnock[pronunciation? …   Wikipedia

  • monadnock — /meuh nad nok/, n. 1. Physical Geog. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding peneplain. 2. (cap.) Mount, a mountain peak in SW New Hampshire. 3186 ft. (971 m). [1735 45, Amer.; after (Grand) Monadnock (earlier …   Universalium

  • Monadnock — Inselberg  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Tuya ou Mesa. Un inselberg près de Dori, au Burkina Fa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • monadnock — noun A hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominately flat plain. Eastward from the White Mountains, the open sea of the upland country comes right to the monadnock shore, with hardly an outlying island; southward the upland is covered… …   Wiktionary

  • monadnock — noun Etymology: Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire Date: 1893 inselberg …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • monadnock — [mə nadnɒk] noun an isolated hill or ridge of erosion resistant rock rising above a peneplain. Origin C19: named after Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US …   English new terms dictionary

  • monadnock — /məˈnædnɒk/ (say muh nadnok) noun a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of the surrounding eroded country. {named after Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire, US; from a Native American: (object) standing out, isolated} …  

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