escarpment (redirected from Scarp/Dip Topography)

es·carp·ment  (-skärpmnt)

n.

1. A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.

2. A steep slope in front of a fortification.

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escarpment [ɪˈskɑːpmənt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a.  the long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion; scarp

b.  any steep slope, such as one resulting from faulting

2. (Military / Fortifications) a steep artificial slope immediately in front of the rampart of a fortified place

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escarpment  (-skärpmnt)

A steep slope or long cliff formed by erosion or by vertical movement of the Earth's crust along a fault. Escarpments separate two relatively level areas of land. The term is often used interchangeably with scarp but is more accurately associated with cliffs produced by erosional processes rather than those produced by faulting.

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escarpment, scarp, palisade(s) - A cliff formation or line of cliffs can be called an escarpment, scarp (from Italian scarpa, "slope"), or palisade(s).

See also related terms for slope.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	escarpment - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion scarp incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
	2.	escarpment - a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification escarp, protective embankment, scarp fortification, munition - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Translations

escarpment [ɪsˈkɑːpmənt] N → escarpa f

escarpment [ɪˈskɑː^rpmənt] n → escarpement m

escarpment

n → Steilhang m; (Geol) → Schichtstufe f; (as fortification) → Böschung f

escarpment [ɪsˈkɑːpmənt] n → scarpata