Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
| Domain | Definition |
Geography | One of the series of long, delicate, finely cut, commonly straight and parallel furrows or lines inscribed on a bed rock surface by the rasping and rubbing of rock fragments embedded at the base of a moving glacier, usually oriented in the direction of ice movement. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GLACIAL SCRATCHING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skurestribe (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gletsjerkras (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uurre (furrow, groove). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | strie glaciaire (glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation), marque glaciaire (glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | glaziale Schürfmarken (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation), glaziale Kratzer (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | γραμμή προστριβής παγετώνα (striation), απόξεση παγετώνα (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | striature glaciali (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | acialglay atchingscray estrias glaciares (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) grieta glaciar (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation), fisura glaciar (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) räffla (chamfer, channel, furrow, groove, knurl, mill, rib, rifle, rifling), isräffla (drift scratch, glacial scratch, glacial stria, glacial striation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
