verhevenheid

Definitions of verhevenheid
  1. noun
    a raised or elevated geological formation
    synonyms: verheffing
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    antonyms:
    bluts, buts, deuk, kom, laagte
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    examples:
    calvarieberg
    a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
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    hoogland
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
    heuvel, heuvelland
    a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    berg
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    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
    alm, alp, alpenweide, bergwei, bergweide
    any high mountain
    bank, plaat
    a long ridge or pile
    dons
    (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
    duin, duinenrij, zandheuvel
    a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
    klokslag, terp, wierde
    a small natural hill
    hoedenplank, hoedeplank, schap
    a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    molm, mul, mulgrond, neteldoek, turfmolm, turfstrooisel
    a term used in Scottish names of promontories
    broeking, reef, rif, rotsbank
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
    hoogland, hoogvlakte, plateau
    a relatively flat highland
    rotspunt
    a high rocky hill
    vulkaan, vuurberg
    a mountain formed by volcanic material
    type of:
    aardkunde, geologie
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
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