Intertongue
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Intertongue is a verb meaning (geology, of strata) To interlock.
Meaning
(geology, of strata) To interlock.
Example Sentences
North of Jack Creek, where the Chappo Member intertongues with the Hoback Formation, the Hoback thickens to 2,000 m.
The gently undulating interstream timbered lands border the shallow valleys and intertongue irregularly with the prairie lands.
Word Forms
- intertongues
- intertonguing
- intertongued
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interlock, interstratify, intertangle, interfinger, intertwingle, intertex.
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