einkanter

[ ahyn-kahn-ter ]
/ ˈaɪn kɑn tər /

noun

a pebble or boulder having a single facet formed by the action of windblown sand.

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Origin of einkanter

< German, equivalent to ein one + Kante edge + -er -er1

Words nearby einkanter

eilean siar, eileen, eimeria, eina, eindhoven, einkanter, einkorn, einstein, einstein equation, einstein model, einstein shift
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