- ventifact
- noun Etymology: Latin ventus + English artifact Date: 1911 a stone worn, polished, or faceted by windblown sand
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ventifact — [ven′tə fakt΄] n. [< L ventus, a WIND2 + (ART)IFACT] any stone shaped by the abrasion of windblown sand … English World dictionary
Ventifact — U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library ( http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/ )] Atacama Province, Chile (Segerstrom, 1962) [Segerstrom, K. 1962. Deflated marine terrace as a source of dune chains, Atacama Province, Chile. In: Geological Survey… … Wikipedia
ventifact — /ven teuh fakt /, n. Geol. a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind driven sand. [1910 15; < L venti (comb. form of ventus WIND1) + factum something made (see FACT); perh. modeled on ARTIFACT]… … Universalium
ventifact — noun A pebble or little stone shaped and polished by wind blown sand … Wiktionary
ventifact — A stone or pebble that has been shaped, worn, faceted, cut, or polished by the abrasive action of windblown sand, usually under arid conditions. When the pebble is at the ground surface, as in a desert pavement, the upper part is polished… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
ventifact — n. rillstone, stone whose surface has been worn down by erosion caused by wind driven sand (Geology) … English contemporary dictionary
ventifact — [ vɛntɪfakt] noun Geology a stone shaped by the erosive action of wind blown sand. Origin early 20th cent.: from L. ventus wind + fact , facere make … English new terms dictionary
ventifact — ven·ti·fact … English syllables
ventifact — ven•ti•fact [[t]ˈvɛn təˌfækt[/t]] n. gel a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind driven sand • Etymology: 1911; < L venti , comb. form of ventus wind I+(arti)fact … From formal English to slang
ventifact — A stone which has been shaped by the wind or wind driven sand … Grandiloquent dictionary
