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drumlin

/ˈdrʌm.lɪn/

Traduction: Colline allongée et arrondie formée par l'accumulation de dépôts glaciaires sous un glacier, ayant généralement la forme d'une cuillère inversée dont l'axe est parallèle à la direction d'écoulement de la glace.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈdrʌm.lɪn/

A noun referring to a mound of glacial drift, typically shaped like an inverted spoon or elongated hill, formed by the movement of a glacier.

  • 🇫🇷Colline allongée et arrondie formée par l'accumulation de dépôts glaciaires sous un glacier, ayant généralement la forme d'une cuillère inversée dont l'axe est parallèle à la direction d'écoulement de la glace.
  1. Glacial landform C1 formal scientific

    A long, low, oval-shaped mound of glacial drift, formed by the movement of a glacier, with its long axis parallel to the direction of ice flow.

    • The valley is dotted with drumlins left by the last ice age.
    • Geologists studied the composition of the drumlin to understand glacial movement.
    • The farmer's field was shaped by a large drumlin, creating a gentle hill.

    🇫🇷Drumlin (modelé glaciaire)

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