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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries氷堆石のない
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyōtaiseki no nai
"その地域は氷河の堆積物がない地形が特徴です。"
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Lacking glacial drift; specifically describing an area of land that was bypassed by enveloping ice sheets and therefore lacks the deposits of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders left by glaciers.
"The Driftless Area of the American Midwest features steep ridges, deep river valleys, and a distinct lack of glacial till."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English noun 'drift' (referring to glacial drift or deposit) combined with the suffix '-less' (meaning lacking or free from). Originally coined in nineteenth-century American geological surveys, specifically referring to the Driftless Area of the Upper Midwest, an area that largely escaped the flattening effects of the last glacial period.
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non englacé
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ɑ̃.ɡla.se
"La région non englacée présente des vallées profondes."
gletschereisfrei
Transliteration: ˈɡlɛtʃɐˌʔaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯
"Dieses gletschereisfreie Gebiet zeigt eine einzigartige Topographie."
non glaciale
Transliteration: non ɡlaˈtʃa.le
"L'area non glaciale è caratterizzata da colline e valli."
no glaciado
Transliteration: no ɡlaˈsja.ðo
"La región no glaciada conservó su relieve original."
não glaciarizado
Transliteration: nɐ̃w ɡla.sjɐ.ɾiˈza.du
"A área não glaciarizada não possui depósitos glaciais."
हिमानी-मुक्त
Transliteration: himani-mukt
"इस क्षेत्र में हिमानी-मुक्त भू형 दिखाई देता है।"
无冰川沉积的
Transliteration: wú bīngchuān chénjī de
"该地区是没有受到冰川覆盖的无冰川沉积区。"
빙퇴석이 없는
Transliteration: bing-toe-seog-i eobs-neun
"그 지역은 빙퇴석이 없는 독특한 지형을 가지고 있습니다."
氷堆石のない
Transliteration: hyōtaiseki no nai
"その地域は氷河の堆積物がない地形が特徴です。"
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