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Meaning of "landform" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANDFORM

landform  [ˈlændˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANDFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Landform 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 LANDFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

landform

Landform

A landform is a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape. As part of the terrain a landform is an element of topography. Landform elements also include land such as hills, mountains, plateaus, canyons, valleys, seascape and oceanic waterbody interface features such as bays, peninsulas, seas and so forth, including sub-aqueous terrain features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great ocean basins.

Definition of landform in the English dictionary

The definition of landform in the dictionary is any natural feature of the earth's surface, such as valleys and mountains.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LANDFORM


bromoform
ˈbrəʊməˌfɔːm
chloroform
ˈklɔːrəˌfɔːm
cuneiform
ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm
filiform
ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm
free-form
ˈfriːˌfɔːm
fusiform
ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːm
glandiform
ˈɡlændɪˌfɔːm
isoform
ˈaɪsəʊˌfɔːm
microform
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːm
multiform
ˈmʌltɪˌfɔːm
nonuniform
ˌnɒnˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
piriform
ˈpɪrɪˌfɔːm
planform
ˈplænˌfɔːm
plexiform
ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm
stratiform
ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm
terraform
ˈterəˌfɔːm
thermoform
ˈθɜːməˌfɔːm
uniform
ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm
vermiform
ˈvɜːmɪˌfɔːm
waveform
ˈweɪvˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LANDFORM

landed
landed gentry
landed immigrant
landed price
lander
Landes
Landeshauptmann
landfall
landfill
landfill site
landgrab
landgravate
landgrave
landgraviate
landgravine
landing
landing beacon
landing beam
landing card
landing craft

WORDS THAT END LIKE LANDFORM

application form
art form
booking form
conform
consent form
deform
entry form
form
Fourier transform
free form
inform
order form
outperform
perform
platform
preform
reform
school uniform
sixth form
transform

Synonyms and antonyms of landform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «landform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LANDFORM

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

Translator English - Chinese

地貌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forma de relieve
570 millions of speakers

English

landform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

landform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التضاريس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рельефа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relevo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ল্যান্ডফর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

relief
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bentuk tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

landform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Landform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலவடிவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भू-आकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arazi şekli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

landform
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ukształtowanie terenu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рельєфу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forma de relief
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

landform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

landvorm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

landform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Landform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of landform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LANDFORM»

The term «landform» is regularly used and occupies the 84.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LANDFORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «landform» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «landform» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANDFORM»

Discover the use of landform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to landform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Landform - Structure, Evolution, Process Control: ...
The book will offer a broad interdisciplinary overview of state of the art research on landform related issues. This includes contributions from Physical Geography (incl.
Jan-Christoph Otto, Richard Dikau, 2009
2
Landform Building: Architecture's New Terrain
Landform Building sets out to examine the many manifestations of landscape and ecology in contemporary architectural practice: not as a cross-disciplinary phenomenon (architects working in the landscape) but as new design techniques, new ...
Stan Allen, Marc McQuade, 2011
3
What Is a Landform?
Rebecca Rissman. Some volcanoes erupt. Lava cornes out ofthe hole at the top ofthe volcano. Lava can flow down the sides ofthe volcano. Valleys A valley is a landform. A valley is a. Volcanoes 14.
Rebecca Rissman, 2010
4
Recent Landform Evolution: The Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Region
This volume also examines key geomorphic processes influencing land use and economic activities as well as contributions discussing processes under climate change.
Dénes Lóczy, Miloš Stankoviansky, Adam Kotarba, 2012
5
Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside ...
Landform grading design and construction technology have advanced rapidly during the past decade, and this book explains the technique, its uses, its various applications, and its significant advantages.
Horst J. Schor, Donald H. Gray, 2007
6
Process modelling and landform evolution
This book presents approaches to landscape modelling not only from geography but also from various related disciplines, especially from applied mathematics, computer science, and geophysics.
Stefan Hergarten, Horst J. Neugebauer, 1999
7
Landscapes of Transition: Landform Assemblages and ...
This volume is mainly concerned with landform and sediment associations in cold regions, and their transformations over time and space in response to changing environments.
Kenneth Hewitt, 2002
8
Landform monitoring, modelling, and analysis
This book comprises selected and full-refereed papers from a recent BGRG Annual Conference which was held with these issues in mind.
Stuart N. Lane, K. S. Richards, Jim H. Chandler, 1998
9
Rock weathering and landform evolution
The book commences with a number of research studies and review chapters on weathering processes and weathered products. This is followed by several discussions of the weathering of cut or dressed rock in urban and coastal environments.
D. A. Robinson, R. B. G. Williams, 1994
10
Himalayan landform: a case study of Dun valley
Study carried out in Kotadun Valley, India.
R. C. Joshi, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LANDFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term landform is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pluto's Heart of the Heart Swathed in Newly Discovered Icy …
The landform change processes are occurring into current geologic times.” “There are no impact craters in a frozen area north of Pluto's icy ... «Universe Today, Jul 15»
2
New stories come alive - News Post Leader
... this year to create a new Northumberland legend inspired by the stunning Northumberlandia human landform sculpture near Cramlington. «New Post Leader, Jul 15»
3
Editorial board: Name change conversation is one worth having
He'd like to see the landform and nearby community called Bear Lodge, which he says is a more accurate reflection of tribal history. Given that ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
4
New Horizons zooms in on frozen "heart" of Pluto
"So this means there are active landform-creating processes operating into the geologically current time," Moore said. "Some craters appear ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
5
New Zealand's capital city Wellington turns 150
According to Māori legend, the Polynesian navigator Maui hooked a giant fish that, when pulled to the surface, turned into the landform now ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
6
July 16, 2015 in News: Scientists share first close-up snapshot of …
... of its companion Charon, showing a frozen, lightly-cratered world with an intriguing landform scientists have dubbed a 'mountain in a moat.'. «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
7
Future of Rockbridge County's House Mountain at stake in court case
At issue is the future of House Mountain, a prominent landform that is to Lexington what Mill Mountain is to Roanoke. Since 1989, an 876-acre ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
8
Poor Eyesight, Bad Knees, Sore Feet
"The Grand Canyon is stupefying – as fantastic a landform as any on the planet." Terry writes that Americans can be proud that they've ... «Webster Kirkwood Times, Jul 15»
9
Lao Cai ranked in top 10 world's most beautiful places
... Midway Island of Haiwaii, Pamukale of Turkey, Meteora of Greece, Zhangye Danxia Landform of China, and Fiorland of New Zealand. VOV/ ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
10
Soil maps lead way to better farming | Scoop News
“This allows the farmer to use separate management strategies for each landform, according to the nature of the soil.” After carrying out their ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Landform [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/landform>. May 2024 ».
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