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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK FORMATION

rock formation  [rɒk fɔːˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCK FORMATION

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Rock formation 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 ROCK FORMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rock formation

List of rock formations

This is a list of rock formations that include isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrops. These formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term 'rock formation' can also refer to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies. A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination: ▪ Sedimentary rocks are created by a variety of processes but usually involving deposition, grain by grain, layer by layer, in water or, in the case of terrestrial sediments, on land through the action of wind or sometimes moving ice. Erosion later exposes them in their current form. An example is Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. ▪ Metamorphic rocks are created by rocks that have been transformed into another kind of rock, usually by some combination of heat, pressure and chemical alteration. An example are the Seneca Rocks in West Virginia. ▪ Igneous rocks are created when molten rock cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization. They may be either plutonic bodies or volcanic extrusives. Again, erosive forces sculpt their current forms.

Definition of rock formation in the English dictionary

The definition of rock formation in the dictionary is rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCK FORMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
sublimation
ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK FORMATION

rock climber
rock climbing
rock cod
rock cress
rock crystal
rock cycle
rock dove
rock face
rock fall
rock flour
rock garden
rock hyraces
rock hyrax
rock lobster
rock mechanics
rock melon
rock music
Rock of Gibraltar
rock oil
rock opera

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK FORMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of rock formation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rock formation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK FORMATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

岩层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formación rocosa
570 millions of speakers

English

rock formation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक गठन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشكيل الصخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скальное образование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formação rochosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক গঠন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formation rocheuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembentukan batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Felsformation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

岩石層
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바위 형성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pambentukan watu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình thành đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் உருவாக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक निर्मिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaya oluşumu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formazione rocciosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скельне освіту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formațiune stâncoasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετρωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesteente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klippformation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjellformasjonen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock formation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK FORMATION»

The term «rock formation» is regularly used and occupies the 86.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK FORMATION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK FORMATION»

Discover the use of rock formation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rock formation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rock Formation: Music, Technology, and Mass Communication
. . . The strengths of this book include extensive quotes from primary sources and an excellent reference section. Rock Formation adds an important dimension to the study of rock and its impact on popular culture.
Steve Jones, 1992
2
Rock Stress and Its Measurement
4.2.3 THEORY OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING The hydraulic fracturing method makes possible the determination of the state of stress in boreholes at considerable depth, and in almost any rock formation. The principal idea is that when a fluid ...
B. Amadei, O. Stephansson, 1997
3
Engineering Geology
Owing to little montmorillonite and dominant cementation in hematite (Fe2O3 = 5.61- 9.61%), the strata therefore become relatively stable argillaceous rock formation. Table 2. Distribution of Swelling ( or expansible ) Rock Tunnelling in Soft ...
Wang Sijing, Paul G. Marinos, 1997
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Geomicrobiology, Fifth Edition
Weathering that leads to bauxite formation begins at the surface of an appropriate exposed or buried rock formation and in cracks and fissures. This process includes breakdown of the aluminosilicates in the parent substance with gradual ...
Henry Lutz Ehrlich, Dianne K. Newman, 2008
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Dancing in Spite of Myself: Essays on Popular Culture
For, given my project, the particular articulations and manifestations of the rock formation were less important than its existence across practices, time, and space . At the same time, the rock formation has a temporal extension and boundary: it ...
Lawrence Grossberg, 1997
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Frontiers of Rock Mechanics and Sustainable Development in ...
This rock type does not seem quite dense so that they ma\ be characterised by relatively higher porosity than that of old rock formation. About 13% - 17% of the active volcanoes in the world are located in the Indonesian archipelago and there ...
Wang Sijing, Fu Bingjun, Li Zhonkui, 2001
7
Iowa's Geological Past
SHELL ROCK FORMATION The Shell Rock Formation is represented by fossiliferous carbonates, with some shale in the type area in northern Iowa. In its western outcrop area and in the subsurface, the formation includes laminated, ...
Wayne I. Anderson, 1998
8
Energy and Mineral Resources for the 21st Century: Geology ...
Gongxi barite deposit occurred in marine siliceous rock-black shale-carbonate rock formation of Early Cambrian. lts genesis is related to the outpouring of barium-bearing hydrothermal fluid from the seafloor. The Zhangpenggou bentonite ...
Pei Rongfu, 1998
9
Paleoenvironmental Record and Applications of Calcretes and ...
Therefore, we identify those Painted Desert paleosols that are not dominated by vertic features, and which display weak horizonation, as immature Alfisols. Owl Rock Formation Lithostratigraphy The overlying Owl Rock Formation consists of ...
Ana María Alonso-Zarza, Lawrence H. Tanner, 2006
10
Music and History: Bridging the Disciplines
3* Grossberg argues that at this overarching position, we might grasp the logic of what he terms the "rock formation," a mode of thinking and being that shaped particular instances of musical experience in relation to feelings of political ...
Jeffrey H. Jackson, Stanley C. Pelkey, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK FORMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rock formation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Popular Sydney rock formation 'could collapse at any time'
A photogenic rock formation south of Sydney could collapse without warning, ... Wedding Cake Rock is a popular tourist attraction that was recently closed to the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
2
A rock is teetering on a comet's surface, but how it got there is a …
People have discovered a number of balancing rock formations on Earth. Many of these geological formations were created by the movements of glaciers that ... «Mashable, May 15»
3
Scrubbing graffiti from Iowa park's rock formations
DUBUQUE, Iowa —Volunteers are helping clean up the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area, where vandals extensively spray-painted rock formations. «KCCI Des Moines, May 15»
4
Curiosity Rover Curious About Ice Cream Sandwich Rock Formations
NASA's Curiosity rover has analyzed numerous rock samples from three different locations in the lower regions of Mount Sharp that reveal unique mineral ... «Science Times, Apr 15»
5
Granite men free-climb El Capitan
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have now become the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall, a feat that many had considered impossible. «Irish Times, Jan 15»
6
Yosemite Dawn Wall climbers: Conquering world's toughest rock
Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall. They used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, ... «LA Daily News, Jan 15»
7
Mysterious Colorado rock formation may be result of 'natural fracking'
The rocks within the formation are "reversed from what we would ordinarily expect," said the study's lead author, Christine Siddoway, a professor of geology at ... «Fox News, Sep 14»
8
Is that really a thigh bone on Mars? NASA gives predictable answer.
... buried thigh bone on the surface of Mars is really just a rock formation, says NASA. ... So much so, that NASA released Curiosity's "thigh bone" Mars rock photo ... «Christian Science Monitor, Aug 14»
9
Iconic 'cobra' rock formation crumbles after enduring wind, rain - and …
The cobra, one of the most recognizable rock formations in the badlands outside Moab, Utah, has been beheaded after standing tall for 245million years. «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
10
How Mysterious Natural Arches Form
Mysterious rock formations such as arches, bridges, pillars and mushroom-shaped pedestal rocks occur all over the world. Geologists mostly think these form ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 14»

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