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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOLASSE

From French, perhaps alteration of mollasse, from Latin mollis soft.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOLASSE

molasse  [məˈlæs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOLASSE

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determiner
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Molasse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MOLASSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

molasse

Molasse

The term "molasse" refers to the sandstones, shales and conglomerates formed as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse is deposited in a foreland basin, especially on top of flysch, for example that left from the rising Alps, or erosion in the Himalaya. These deposits are typically the non-marine alluvial and fluvial sediments of lowlands, as compared to deep-water flysch sediments. Sedimentation stops once the orogeny stops, or once the mountains have eroded flat. The molasse can sometimes completely fill a foreland basin, creating a nearly flat depositional surface, that nonetheless remains a structural syncline. Molasse can be very thick near the mountain front, but usually thins out towards the interior of a craton; such massive, convex accumulations of sediment are known as clastic wedges.

Definition of molasse in the English dictionary

The definition of molasse in the dictionary is a soft sediment produced by the erosion of mountain ranges after the final phase of mountain building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOLASSE


alas
əˈlæs
babbelas
ˈbæbəˌlæs
bonilasse
ˈbɒnɪˌlæs
bonnilasse
ˈbɒnɪˌlæs
filasse
fɪˈlæs
glace
ɡlæs
lass
læs
ticklace
ˈtɪkəˌlæs
Ulfilas
ˈʊlfɪˌlæs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOLASSE

mol
mol.
mol. wt.
mola
molal
molalities
molality
molar
molar volume
molarity
molasses
mold
moldability
moldable
Moldau
Moldavia
Moldavian
moldavite
moldboard
molder

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOLASSE

bagasse
ballan wrasse
crevasse
cuckoo wrasse
demitasse
en masse
fougasse
impasse
levy en masse
matellasse
Montparnasse
paillasse
rascasse
rasse
sasse
tasse
tirasse
vinasse
Wilhelmstrasse
wrasse

Synonyms and antonyms of molasse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «molasse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOLASSE

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The translations of molasse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «molasse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磨拉石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

molasse
570 millions of speakers

English

molasse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

molasse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المولاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моласса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

molasse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

molarity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

molasse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Molarity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Molasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モラッセ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몰라 세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Molarity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

molasse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

molarity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मल्लारपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

molarity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molasse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

molasowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моласса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

molasă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

molasse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Melasse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

molass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

molasse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of molasse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLASSE»

The term «molasse» is regularly used and occupies the 87.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLASSE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOLASSE»

Discover the use of molasse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to molasse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cenozoic Foreland Basins of Western Europe
Tectono-stratigraphy and hydrocarbons in the Molasse Foredeep of Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria LUDWIG R. WAGNER Wolfersberggasse 6, A-1140 Wien, Austria Abstract: The evolution of the sedimentary record and the tectonic ...
A. Mascle, 1998
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The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Part of this system continued into the southern URG through the Jura Molasse, as evidenced by the heavy minerals of the 'Molasse Alsacienne' (Picot 2002). The Late Chattian shows an important decrease in clastic supply to the western ...
Tom McCann, 2008
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Geological Field Trips in Central Western Europe: Fragile ...
INTRODUCTION The North Alpine Foreland Basin, or North Alpine Molasse Basin by definition, stretches from eastern France across Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria where it merges into the Carpathian Molasse toward the east.
Sara Carena, Anke M. Friedrich, Bernd Lammerer, 2011
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
Zygobates Studeri, molasse of Switzerland. ,, Woodwardii, crag of Norfolk. Galeus Cuvieri, Monte Bolca. Notidanus serratissimus, London clay of Sheppy. ,, primigenus, molasse of Switzerland. Corax Egertoni, Maryland. Galeoeerdo aduncus ...
‎1856
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Earth System History
The foreland basin accumulates nonmarine sediment (molasse) until the mountain chain wears down, but its root remains, and isostasy causes the mountain belt to bob up again. F. Isostatic uplift and erosion continue until no root remains, but ...
Steven M. Stanley, 2005
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The Story of the Earth
Molasse The upheavals of Cretaceous times largely terminated the production of flysch deposits, since they had the effect of eliminating the surviving areas of ocean, except in parts of the Aegean. By Oligocene or Early Miocene times, large  ...
Peter John Cattermole, Patrick Moore, 1985
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Carbonate Cementation in Sandstones: Distribution Patterns ...
3 The Lower Marine Molasse and its regressive counterpart, called the Lower Freshwater Molasse, form one of the two major coarsening and shallowing upward megasequenccs filling up the Swiss Molasse basin. The Lower Freshwater ...
Sadoon Morad, 2009
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The Carpathians and Their Foreland: Geology and Hydrocarbon ...
In the Alpine sector, the late Eocene transgressive event marks the formation of the Molasse basin with the deposition of a variety of lagoonal and marine facies, including the Lattorfian Fish shales and Rupelian bituminous marls of the lower ...
Jan Golonka, Frank J. Picha, 2006
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Dynamics and Methods of Study of Sedimentary Basins
Principal sections, sequences and discontinuities At the scale of the Molasse Basin in Switzerland, the (sedimentary) prism very naturally subdivides into four lithostratigraphic groups (Fig. 16.2): lower marine Molasse (UMM), lower freshwater ...
‎1998
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
The greatest revolution here occurred after the Molasse,——in proof of which M. Escher adduces, first, the great local contortion of the Molasse; secondly, the intimate connexion of the Molasse and the limestone mountain, so that the present ...
‎1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOLASSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term molasse is used in the context of the following news items.
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OPEC oil is cheaper: Drilling through sand is much less expensive than fracturing rock with pressurized liquid or separating molasse-like crude ... «Financial Post, Mar 15»
2
Mulberry oat cookies: Distinctive and delicious
Warm with molasse-sy brown sugar and rich browned butter, the chewy, whole mulberries find a perfect home in a hearty and succulent format. «Berkeleyside, Mar 15»
3
Plant wars: some tree species compete better against grasses for …
One was satintail, a native grass that naturally occurs in Brazil, and the other, molasse grass, a widespread exotic grass used as cattle fodder. «Mongabay.com, Dec 14»
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As winter approaches: FAO, government to vaccinate 348000 …
Along with the vaccines, FAO will provide 10,000 feed packages for animals consisting of compound feed, urea molasse, feeding and water ... «The Express Tribune, Nov 14»
5
Of Mountain Building and Dwarven Treasures
... and conglomerates) and younger white limestone (Jurassic and Cretaceous) and Flysch and Molasse (Paleogene) - image in public domain. «Scientific American, Feb 14»
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Rose Acquires German Onshore Licenses
Several conventional oil and gas fields already exist in the Molasse Basin. The Konstanz license covers an area of 369,863 acres and has ... «Rigzone, Jan 14»
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Turkey's Laz awakening
In the autumn, the traditional grape molasse pekmez is boiled. Each stage — the placing of the large saucepans, the mashing of the grapes, the ... «Al-Monitor, Dec 13»
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New Developments in Out-Innovating Piracy Leave Room for …
... film and television is a marvelous opportunity for innovation; and a market plagued by licensing and distribution molasse is ripe for disruption. «Disruptive Competition Project, Jul 13»
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Tough love in Marseilles
In the attractive district of Le Panier, Le Centre de la Vieille Charite, a 17th-century alms-house of honey-coloured molasse stone with a ... «The Australian, Jun 13»
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Energy From Trash: How To Curb Carbon Pollution With Junk
... and deep geothermal heat systems (off the Molasse hot rock fiel), ... generator intefaces, taking advantage of the "hot rock" Molasse field ... «Energy Collective, Apr 13»

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