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ovraag

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464365 Last modified 22.06.2023
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Domain stream or fluvial landforms
  • V- või kandilise U- kujulise ristlõikega negatiivne ajutise vooluvee uuristusvorm, mis kujuneb vihmauurde süvenemisel
  • V- or U-shaped channel (10s of metres deep and wide and hundreds of metres long) cut into the soil on a slope or hillside by the erosive action of temporarily flowing water. Very steep slopes are usually not covered with plants. Topography indented by gullies is called - badlands.
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  • Jäärakud võivad olla kuni kilomeetripikkused ja kümnete meetrite sügavused. Jäärakute veerud on väga järsud ja varingulised, mistõttu taimkatteta. Jäärakutest liigestatud reljeefi nimetatakse - badlands 'halvad maad'.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

ovraag ovraagid
ovraagi ovraagide
ovraagi ovraage ~ ovraagisid

Etymology

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  • ovraag
    • овраг 'jäärak'

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