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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTH PILLAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTH PILLAR

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Earth pillar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EARTH PILLAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

earth pillar

Hoodoo (geology)

A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos, which may range from 5 to 150 feet tall, typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations. Hoodoos are found mainly in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body". A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. An example of a single spire, as an earth pyramid, is found at Aultderg Burn, near Fochabers, Scotland. Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.

Definition of earth pillar in the English dictionary

The definition of earth pillar in the dictionary is a landform consisting of a column of clay or earth capped and protected from erosion by a boulder.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTH PILLAR

earth
Earth 2.0
earth closet
earth colour
earth inductor compass
earth mother
earth mover
earth return
earth science
earth sign
Earth Summit
earth tremor
earth up
earth wax
earth wire
earth wolf
earth-grazer
earth-shattering
earthborn
earthbound

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTH PILLAR

axillar
bacillar
caterpillar
dollar
fibrillar
mamillar
maxillar
microfibrillar
microvillar
myofibrillar
neurofibrillar
papillar
pillar
pistillar
pulvillar
pupillar
spirillar
tent caterpillar
tonsillar
vexillar
villar

Synonyms and antonyms of earth pillar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «earth pillar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTH PILLAR

Find out the translation of earth pillar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earth pillar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earth pillar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pilar de la tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

earth pillar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृथ्वी स्तंभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعامة الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

земля столб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pilar terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথিবী স্তম্ভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pilier de la terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiang bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erde Säule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球の柱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지구 기둥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilar bumi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất trụ cột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூமியின் தூண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वी स्तंभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toprak direği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pilastro terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filar ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

земля стовп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pilon pământ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυλώνα της γης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aarde pilaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jord pelare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

earth søyle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earth pillar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTH PILLAR»

The term «earth pillar» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTH PILLAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earth pillar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTH PILLAR»

Discover the use of earth pillar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earth pillar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences
Nelson, Sunbury-on~Thames. earth pillar A column of soft earthy material, often clay, capped by a boulder which protects the pillar from the rapid subaerial denudation which the surrounds have suffered. It is a feature typical of a semi- arid ...
Philip Kearey, 2009
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Geography: in English, Russian, ...
... pedestral rock; pedestral A narrow cone, column or pyramid up to15 m high capped by a boulder formed as a result of the washout of loose unsorted material by rainwater. → Fig. 101 Fig.101. Earth pillar in theWest Pamirs r f 1769 f s g ...
Vladimir Kotlyakov, Anna Komarova, 2006
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Abiding with Antiquity
Now set up the two pillars, heaven and earth.3 The heaven pillar is set up at the border of the third and fourth hui.4 The earth pillar is set up at the border of the seventh and eighth hui. Heaven is round and earth is square.5 The diameters ...
Fengjie Zhu, 2006
4
Nala and Damayanti, and Other Poems: Tr. from the Sanscrit ...
If underneath the o'erbearing load bows down his weary head, 'tis then The mighty earthquakes are abroad, and shaking down the abodes of men. Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents blest Him the lofty and the ...
‎1835
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The Quarterly Review
If underneath the o'erbearing load bows down his weary head, 'tis then The mighty earthquakes are abroad, and shaking down the abodes of men. Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents blest Him the lofty and the ...
6
The fall of Jerusalem. The martyr of Antioch. Belshazzar
[blest Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents Him the lofty and the holy, that bears the region of the East. And southward dug they many a rood, until before their shuddering sight [height. The next earth-bearing ...
Henry Hart Milman, 1840
7
Anne Boleyn, a dramatic poem. Fazio, a tragedy. Nala and ...
[blest Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents Him the lofty and the holy, that bears the region of the East. And southward dug they many a rood, until before their shuddering sight [height. The next earth-bearing ...
Henry Hart Milman, 1840
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The Poetical Works of H.H. Milman
[blest Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents Him the lofty and the holy, that bears the region of the East. And southward dug they many a rood, until before their shuddering sight [height. The next earth-bearing ...
Henry Hart Milman, 1840
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The Quarterly Review (London)
If underneath the o'erbearing load bows down his weary head, 'tis then The mighty earthquakes are abroad, and shaking down the abodes of men. Around earth's pillar moved they slowly, and thus in humble accents blest Him the lofty and the ...
10
The Quarterly Review
... spreading plains, and many a stately city crown'd. If underneath the o'erbearing load bows down his weary head, 'tis then The mighty earthquakes are abroad, and shaking down the abodes of men. Around earth's pillar moved they slowly ...
William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, 1831

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTH PILLAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earth pillar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poster claims illegal construction in Girgaum building, BMC takes …
An anonymous poster calling the Earth Pillar building in Girgaum "yet another Campa Cola" has caused the concerned civic body department ... «Mumbai Mirror, Mar 15»
2
​Max: the Curse of Brotherhood: The Kotaku Review
And when you string the various powers at Max's disposal in an impressive manner—water flume to vine swing to earth pillar—the game ... «Kotaku, Dec 13»

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