Erde

Definitions of Erde
  1. noun
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    synonyms: Erdball, Erdkreis, Erdkugel, Globus, Welt, Weltkugel
  2. noun
    the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
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    Moräne
    accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
    Diatomit
    a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
    Mergel, Mergelstein
    a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
    Lehm
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    Löss, Löß
    a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
    Sand
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
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