aardkunde

Definitions of aardkunde
  1. noun
    a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    synonyms: geologie
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    geofysica
    geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
    delfstoffenleer, delfstofkunde, mineralogie
    the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
    holenkunde, speleologie
    the scientific study of caves
    geomorfologie, morfologie, vormleer, woordvorming
    the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
    hydrologie
    the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation
    seismologie
    the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
    vulcanologie, vulkanisme
    the branch of geology that studies volcanoes
    magnetisme
    the branch of science that studies magnetism
    aardmeetkunde, geodesie, landmeetkunde, landmeetkunst, landmeting, metrologie
    the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
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    aardwetenschappen, geowetenschappen
    any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
  2. noun
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
    synonyms: geologie
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    calvarieberg
    a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
    siërra
    a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
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    strand, strandbad, zeestrand
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
    grot, spelonk
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
    delta, deltagebied, deltavleugel, rivierdelta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    bergmassief, massief
    a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
    inham
    the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
    bluts, buts, deuk, kom, laagte
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    verheffing, verhevenheid
    a raised or elevated geological formation
    oceaanfront
    land bordering an ocean
    ambitus, bereik, bergformatie, bergketen, bergland, gebergte, omvang
    a series of hills or mountains
    kust, schoorpaal, steunpaal, zeekust
    the land along the edge of a body of water
    glooiing, helling, hellingsgraad, richtingscoëfficiënt, schuinte, val
    an elevated geological formation
    bik, puin, sprongbeen, steenbik
    a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
    ader, ertsader, ertslaag, mijnader
    a layer of ore between layers of rock
    grondwaterspiegel, grondwaterstand, wateroppervlak, wateroppervlakte, waterspiegel
    underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
    hoogte, terreinverheffing
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    berm, groenstrook, wegberm
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    bekken
    a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
    bed
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    caverne, spelonk
    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
    bomgat, bomkrater, bomtrechter, granaattrechter, krater, maankrater, meteoorkrater
    a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
    afdaling, daling
    a downward slope or bend
    gasgeiser, geiser
    a spring that discharges hot water and steam
    gletsjer
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    grot
    a small cave (usually with attractive features)
    hoogland
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
    heuvel, heuvelland
    a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    duinpan, pan
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    geiser
    a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
    flegmaticus, ijsberg, ijsklomp, ijskonijn, stoïcijn
    a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
    ijskap, landijs, poolkap
    a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
    ijsschol, ijsschots, ijsvlakte, schol, schots
    a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
    ijsschol, ijsschots, ijsvlakte, schol, schots
    a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
    laagland, laagvlakte
    low level country
    berg
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    berghelling, bergwand
    the side or slope of a mountain
    kaap, landpunt, uiterwaard, voorgebergte, voorland, waard
    a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    richel
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    bobpiste, bobsleebaan, kust, zeekust
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    vallei
    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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