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Creek [streams]
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(not preferred, refer to intermittent stream) a general term used throughout the usa (except new england), canada, and australia for a small, intermittent stream that is larger than a brook but smaller than a river. gg
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Creek, английский
- A narrow inlet of the sea shoaling suddenly. also, the channels connecting the several branches of a river and lake islands, and one lake or lagoon with another. it differs from a cove, in being proportionately deeper and narrower. in law, it is part of a haven where anything is landed from the sea.
- [1] in usa, canada, australia, a watercourse smaller than a river. [2] in britain, a narrow inlet in the sea-coast smaller than a cove.
Creek claim, английский
Creek placers, английский
Creek right, английский
Creekstone, английский
A quartzite stone that has been worn smooth by the action of flowing water. creep 1. the continuing, time-dependent part of strain resulting from stress; the permanent and continuing dimensional deformation of a material under a sustained load, following the initial instantaneous elastic deformation. 2. slow movement of rock debris or soil, usually imperceptible except in observations of long duration. 3. in structures, particularly of concrete, permanent deflection of structural framing or structural decking resulting from plastic flow under continued stress. 4. in roofing, permanent elongation or shrinkage of a roofing membrane resulting from thermal or moisture changes. 5. the flow of water along the interface between a structure and the surrounding soil or rock foundation. creeper 1. a brick in the wall adjacent to an arch, cut to conform to the curvature of the extrados. 2. (pl.)
Intermittent, шведский
Throughout, английский
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Creep [mass movement], английский
The process, surficial sediments, (creep deposit) and/or landform that results from very slow downslope mass wasting of unconsolidated earthy material driven primarily by gravity, but facilitated by water saturation and by and freeze-thaw. sometimes redundantly called soil creep. compare - mudflow, flow, landslide, solifluction. sw
Crater [volcanic], английский
A basin-like, rimmed structure, usually at the summit of a volcanic cone. it may be formed by collapse, by an explosive eruption or by the gradual accumulation of pyroclastic material into a surrounding rim. compare - caldera. gg
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