Boulder

Boul·der  (bldr)

A city of north-central Colorado northwest of Denver. It is a major Rocky Mountains resort and the seat of the University of Colorado (opened 1877). Population: 91,500.

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boul·der also bowl·der  (bldr)

n.

A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface of the ground or embedded in the soil.

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[Middle English bulder, of Scandinavian origin; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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boulder [ˈbəʊldə]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a smooth rounded mass of rock that has a diameter greater than 25cm and that has been shaped by erosion and transported by ice or water from its original position

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a rock fragment with a diameter greater than 256 mm and thus bigger than a cobble

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect bullersten, from Old Swedish bulder rumbling + sten stone]

bouldery  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boulder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin bowlder glacial boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin river boulder - a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" shore boulder - a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin
	2.	Boulder - a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town Centennial State, Colorado, CO - a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains

Translations

boulder [ˈbəʊldəʳ] N → canto m rodado

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boulder [ˈbəʊldə^r] n → gros rocher généralement lisse, arrondi)m >

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boulder

n → Felsblock m, → Felsbrocken m

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boulder [ˈbəʊldəʳ] n → masso, macigno

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boulder [ˈbəʊldəʳ] n → masso, macigno

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boulder

n boulder [ˈbəuldə]

a large rock or stone a boulder on the hillside. rotsblok صَخْرَه، جَلْمود скала balvan rullesten der Felsblock κοτρόνα canto rodado kivirahn تخته سنگ kivenlohkare (gros) rocher (arrondi) סֶלָע गोल पत्थर oblutak nagy szikladarab/kő batu besar hnullungur; bjarg masso 丸石 큰 바위 riedulys, akmuo laukakmens batu tongkol kei kampestein, rullestein głaz pedregulho bolovan валун balvan pečina veliki oblutak stenblock หินขนาดใหญ่ kaya kütlesi/parçası 巨石 валун بٹا ، پتھر tảng đá 巨砾，大石头