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ruhiorg

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

liustiku kujundatud U-kujulise ristlõikega järsuveeruline mäestikuorg (hrl endine jõeorg)
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  • Wanaka järv asub Weichseli jäätumise ajal tekkinud ruhiorus.
  • Ruhiorud on kunagised alpiliustike liikumisteed.

Terminological databases

Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464361 Last modified 05.06.2023
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Domain landforms made by valley (alpine) glaciers
ruhiorg
troog
U-shaped valley
  • oruliustike kulutusel tekkinud U-kujulise ristlõikega org mäestikes
  • glacially sculptured valley in mountain region with a characteristic U-shape, with steep, straight sides and a flat bottom. Valley is transformed into a U-shape through the glacial erosion processes of plucking and abrasion while a glacier moves downhill through a valley.
ruhiorg
troog
U-shaped valley

Koolisõnastikud 2005–2010

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Domain geography
ruhiorg
  • liustiku tegevuse tagajärjel tekkinud U-kujuline org
ruhiorg

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 1138626 Last modified 17.01.2025
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Domain geomorphology
ruhiorg preferred
U-shaped valley preferred
U valley
U-valley
trough valley
artesa glaciar preferred
vallée en auge preferred
vallée en U
Trogtal preferred
Gletschertal
троговая долина preferred
трог
ледниковая долина
  • U-kujulise ristlõikega liustikutekkeline org
  • a broad, steep-walled, relatively flat-floored valley, usually carved by glacial erosion, whose cross section resembles the letter U
  • vallée aux parois presque verticales et au fond relativement plat dont le profil évoque un U, présent dans le paysage de la vallée glaciaire, dans les ravins dus à l'érosion des terrasses épaisses de limon du domaine aride ou semi-aride et dans le relief du pédiment entre deux inselbergs
  • durch Gletschererosion aus einem präexistenten Kerbtal umgebildete Talform mit U- oder trogförmigem Querschnitt
  • горная долина U-образной или корытообразной формы, углубленная и спрямленная занимавшим ее некогда ледником
ruhiorg preferred
troog
U-shaped valley preferred
U valley
U-valley
trough valley
artesa glaciar preferred
vallée en auge preferred
vallée en U
Trogtal preferred
Gletschertal
U-Tal
троговая долина preferred
трог
ледниковая долина

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

ruhiorg ruhiorud
ruhioru ruhiorgude
ruhiorgu ruhiorge ~ ruhiorgusid

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