Aquafact
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aquafact is a noun meaning (geology) A boulder worn by running water that is too large to be rolled as a pebble, worn smooth on the upstream or seaward side and exposed top and with a sharp ridge on the downstream or landward side.
Meaning
(geology) A boulder worn by running water that is too large to be rolled as a pebble, worn smooth on the upstream or seaward side and exposed top and with a sharp ridge on the downstream or landward side.
Example Sentences
[…] its bisector is similar in orientation to the ridge of the seaward-dipping aquafact.
Word Forms
- aquafacts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rock, uniface, abrasive, cobblestone, bluff, cobble-stone.
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