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Meaning of "hummock" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUMMOCK

Of uncertain origin; compare hump, hammock.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMMOCK

hummock  [ˈhʌmək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMMOCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hummock 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 HUMMOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hummock

Hummock

Hummock is a general geological term referring to a small knoll or mound above ground. They are typically less than 15 meters in height and tend to appear in groups or fields. It is difficult to make generalizations about hummocks because of the diversity in their morphology and sedimentology. The term hummock, or hummocky, is also applied to extremely irregular surfaces. An ice hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field. Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period.

Definition of hummock in the English dictionary

The first definition of hummock in the dictionary is a hillock; knoll. Other definition of hummock is a ridge or mound of ice in an ice field. Hummock is also Also called: hammock a wooded area lying above the level of an adjacent marsh.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMMOCK


bummock
ˈbʌmək
crummock
ˈkrʌmək
gammock
ˈɡæmək
hammock
ˈhæmək
mammock
ˈmæmək
Pamuk
ˈpæmək
Potomac
pəˈtəʊmək
samech
ˈsɑːmək
samekh
ˈsɑːmək
slommock
ˈslɒmək
slummock
ˈslʌmək
stomach
ˈstʌmək
stomack
ˈstʌmək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMMOCK

hummable
hummed
hummel
hummeller
hummelling
hummer
humming
humming top
hummingbird
hummingbird moth
hummocky
hummus
humogen
humongous
humor
humoral
humoralism
humoralist
humorally
humoresque

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMMOCK

bemock
block
clock
cock
digital clock
dock
eight o´clock
in stock
lady´s-smock
lock
mock
on the block
out of stock
rock
schmock
shmock
shock
smock
stock
unblock

Synonyms and antonyms of hummock in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMMOCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hummock» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hummock
hillock · hump · knoll · mound

Translation of «hummock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMMOCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

小丘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

montecillo
570 millions of speakers

English

hummock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الربوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hummock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট পাহাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monticule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hummock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hügel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンモック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hummock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு குன்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हम्मॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tümsek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

garb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

купина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delușor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hummock
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heuwel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hummock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hummock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hummock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMMOCK»

The term «hummock» is regularly used and occupies the 97.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMMOCK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMMOCK»

Discover the use of hummock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hummock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Hummock in the Malookas: Poems
Winner of the 1994 Natonal Poetry Series. Reprint. In the singular landscape of Matthew Rohrer's first book of poems, the weather, the food, even the household appliances come to life.
Matthew Rohrer, 1996
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Permafrost International Conference: Proceedings
He mentions only observations on polygens, but his statement refers by Implication to hummocks as well. The continuous and gradual change of hummock height and width and of the vegetation suggests that these patterns have been formed ...
Kenneth B. Woods, 1966
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Unsaturated-zone Modeling: Progress, Challenges and Applications
Examples of microtopes are hummock-hollow, pool-ridge, ridge-hollow microtopes, etc. For a long time, the question has been asked what mechanism or mechanisms may cause such a differentiation. Patterning suggests the presence of ...
R.A. Feddes, G.H.de Rooij, J.C. van Dam, 2004
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Eco-hydrology: Plants and Water in Terrestrial and Aquatic ...
The hummock-hollow gradient of Sphagnum species in ombrogenoiis bogs Some important insights into the complexity of water table relationships of plants in wetlands have come from examination of the microtopographical distribution of  ...
Andrew J. Baird, Robert L. Wilby, 1999
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Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour
These species range Figure 2.3: A spinifex hummock grassland at Rudall River, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia. Photo: B. Ward. from the semi-arid upland three-awned spear grass (Aristida spp.) of. 10 Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and ...
Phil Cheney, Andrew Sullivan, 2008
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Polar Seas Oceanography: An Integrated Case Study of the ...
According to the observational data from NP-18 gathered between May 1969 and August 1970 (Mironov, 1985), hummock density was determined as the sum of the number of ridges, chaotic hummocks and hummocking zones. Annual ...
Vladimir A. Volkov, 2002
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
Peat data from complete core designated by open squares, and those from hummock core by solid circles. Crosses represent data from glacial till. Purchase Information pour acheter Titles Titres Article Article Depth (cm). Page 6 Information.
Bell, K, Kettles, I M
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The Periglaciation of Great Britain
Nonsorted hummock stripes and relief stripes appear to be rarer than hummocky microrelief. Small-scale relief stripes are well developed on steep (15-30°) slopes above 670 m on Y Lethr, in the Rhinog Mountains of north Wales. Here they ...
Colin K. Ballantyne, 1994
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Quaternary Ecology: A Paleoecological Perspective
In Stage 1 of peat build-up, a hummock of peat is flanked by two wet hollows; as the hollows fill with peat, the hummock, a community of heather (Calluna) and cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum), remains at its original level. Communities ...
Hazel R. Delcourt, P. Delcourt, 1991
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Oceanological Studies
At the fifth stage, the advancing floe breaks into brash ice on both sides of the newly formed hummock (Fig. 3e). At the sixth, and last, stage, the thrusting floe breaks into brash ice on the windward side of the hummock (Fig. 3f)- As a result, the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMMOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hummock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pond Coalition 071615 - The Inquirer and Mirror
Coalition built to address Hummock Pond water quality ... in the water quality of Hummock Pond since he purchased his home there in 2000. «Nantucket Island Inquirer, Jul 15»
2
Spelling bee keeps interest in Memorial Opera House buzzing - Post …
... and younger spellers quickly advanced to more difficult words like "emporium," "tedious," "obfuscate," "quotidian," "hummock" and "eschew. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Jones: Jordan Spieth refuses to stay put
11, after he pushed his drive into a hummock in the middle of the fairway. He carded five bogeys in eight holes, the sort of wobble that would threaten to shove ... «ESPN.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Golf Notes: Jaclyn Lee looks to defend Amateur Ladies title
Goose Hummock will welcome the top club and teaching pros this week for the PGA of Alberta's latest Players Tour event. Calgary's Darryl ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
5
Albatross makes surprise landing on Edmonton golf course again
... 18, won the CN Future Links Western championship after taking down Calgary's Brendan MacDougall in a playoff at Goose Hummock. «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
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OUTDOOR LIFE: Educator prefers nature to indoor comforts
This landed her the position of Education Coordinator for the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve on Kitts Hummock Road in Dover ... «Smyrna-Clayton Sun Times, Jul 15»
7
Non-fiction: Telling insider stories
... Marianne Moore and John Updike appear alongside such invented writers as Abe Burack, Byron Hummock and Jonathan Targoff, obvious ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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Belinda's Secret Chair chapter six: The unimaginable ones
Through arid hummock grasslands, Acacia stands, lancewood, mulga, gidgee and brigalow shrubbery, the journey was hair-raising in its ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Nantucket ocean beaches
Free concerts Thursdays and Sundays. Limited parking. Cisco Beach -- Located 4.5 miles from Nantucket Town on Hummock Pond Road. «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
10
The secret to cooking with onions
My nearest small grocery has a dreary-looking hummock of shallots that squats next to the bananas and newspapers. Shallots are some of the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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