landform

land·form

(lănd′fôrm′)

One of the features that make up the earth's surface, such as a plain, mountain, or valley.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

landform

(ˈlændˌfɔːm)

(Geological Science) geology any natural feature of the earth's surface, such as valleys and mountains

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land•form

(ˈlændˌfɔrm)

n.

a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains and mountains to minor features such as hills and valleys.

[1890–95]

land·form

(lănd′fôrm′)

Any recognizable, naturally formed feature on the Earth's surface. Landforms have a characteristic shape and can include such large features as plains, plateaus, mountains, and valleys, as well as smaller features such as hills, eskers, and canyons.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

landform

A distinctive natural configuration of the land surface.

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Her expertise lies in San He feng shui techniques balanced by Landform feng shui, but her feng shui practice also includes Yin Yang Bazi, Qi Men Dun Jia Face Reading, San Yuan Qi Men 64 Hexagram, and Xuan Kong Da Gua.

Real estate and 'feng shui'

The present classification methods allow the division into landform elements, which are a group of relatively homogeneous types of landforms (MACMILLAN; SHARY, 2009).

APPLICATION OF THE GEOMORPHONS TO THE LANDFORM CLASSIFICATION IN TOCANTINS STATE, BRAZIL/APLICACAO DE GEOMORPHONS PARA A CLASSIFICACAO DO RELEVO NO ESTADO DO TOCANTINS, BRASIL

Northumberlandia, which is the world's largest landform sculpture, is set in a 46-acre community park with free public access and four miles of footpaths on and around the main sculpture.

Saw used during break-in attempt at visitors' centre

Northumberlandia, which is the world's largest landform sculpture, is set in a 46 acre community park with free public access and four miles of footpaths on and around the main sculpture.

No way to treat a lady... thieves armed with a circular saw attack tourist attraction's visitor centre

Most "Exploring the Moon" columns describe a single type of lunar landform, such as basin rims, crater floors, rifles, or mare ridges.

A corner of Imbrium: in just one telescopic view, you can retrace more than 4 billion years of lunar history

Next, we talk about the climates typically associated with each landform. What do cold environments look like and which colors would we see in a snowy and icy area?

Warm and cool colors in silhouette

Each of the books in this series provides a closer look at one type of landform, habitats and wildlife.

Labrecque, Ellen: Islands (Learning about Landforms)

In total, 202 samples were collected from the top 20 cm of the three soil types (Chernozems, Cambisols and Regosols) of each type of land use (agricultural land, orchards, woodland and grassland) and each landform (plateau, sloping and terraced lands and gully bottoms) (Table 1).

Impacts of landform, land use and soil type on soil chemical properties and enzymatic activities in a Loessial Gully watershed

Northumberlandia, the world's largest landform replica of a reclining naked woman, is about to be revealed in Britain.

World's Largest Naked Woman Sculpture Unveiled in Britain

The clay lake plain landform is recognized where lake basin sediments (Leverett and Taylor, 1915; Brockman, 1998) and lake-modified ground moraine occur at the surface.

The distribution of Quercus rubra in the Maumee Lake Plain of Southeastern Michigan

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