stoss
Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluidFacing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.: Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
Meaning
2 sensesFacing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
(not comparable)Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
(not comparable)Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.
Origin
Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaBorrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).
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