| has gloss | (noun) (geology) the geological features of the earth
geological formation, formation |
| lexicalization | eng: formation |
| lexicalization | eng: geological formation |
| subclass of | (noun) a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
physical object, object |
| has subclass | (noun) underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc
aquifer |
| has subclass | (noun) an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
beach |
| has subclass | (noun) a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
cave |
| has subclass | (noun) a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
cliff, drop-off, drop |
| has subclass | (noun) a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water; "the Mississippi River delta"; "the Nile delta"
delta |
| has subclass | (noun) a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
diapir |
| has subclass | (noun) a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
folium |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
foreshore |
| has subclass | (noun) a large mass of ice
ice mass |
| has subclass | (noun) land bordering a lake
lakefront |
| has subclass | (noun) a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
massif |
| has subclass | (noun) a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
monocline |
| has subclass | (noun) the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
mouth |
| has subclass | (noun) a sunken or depressed geological formation
depression, natural depression |
| has subclass | (noun) a raised or elevated geological formation
elevation, natural elevation |
| has subclass | (noun) land bordering an ocean
oceanfront |
| has subclass | (noun) a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
chain of mountains, range, mountain chain, chain, range of mountains, mountain range |
| has subclass | (noun) geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared
relict |
| has subclass | (noun) a long narrow range of hills
ridge, ridgeline |
| has subclass | (noun) a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
ridge |
| has subclass | (noun) the land along the edge of a body of water
shore |
| has subclass | (noun) an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
slope, side, incline |
| has subclass | (noun) a natural flow of ground water
fountain, outpouring, natural spring, outflow, spring |
| has subclass | (noun) a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
talus, scree |
| has subclass | (noun) a layer of ore between layers of rock
mineral vein, vein |
| has subclass | (noun) a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
crater, volcanic crater |
| has subclass | (noun) a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
wall |
| has subclass | (noun) underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"
water level, groundwater level, water table |
| has subclass | c/Geological formations of British Columbia |
| has subclass | c/Geological formations |
| has subclass | c/Volcanic craters |
| has instance | (noun) the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules
Pillars of Hercules |