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hiiukirn

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464341 Last modified 12.11.2022
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Domain evorsional landforms
  • ringikujulise avausega, sügava supipaja kujuga õõnsus maapinnas, mis on kulutatud kõrgelt langeva või survelise liustiku sulamisvee poolt liikuma pandud munakate või rahnude poolt
  • cavity or steep-walled round hole which usually appears in the rocks under the melting glacier. They are created by the whirlpool effect of the meltwater-driven stones (the stones spin around and abrade in the pot). Potholes vary in size from a few tens of cm to several meters in depth and diameter.
Good to know
  • Liikudes ümaramaks kuluvad kivid töötavad nagu -veskikivid- kulutades ühtlasi ka kujunevat õõnsust sügavamaks. Hiiukirnude läbimõõt kui sügavus varieeruvad mõnekümnest cm mõne meetrini.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

hiiukirn hiiukirnud
hiiukirnu hiiukirnude
hiiukirnu hiiukirne ~ hiiukirnusid

Etymology

tõlkelaen
  • hiiukirn ( J. V. Veski 1925 )
    • Riesentopf

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