geomorphic

[jee-uh-mawr-fik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.

2. resembling the earth in form.

geomorphic

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈmɔːfɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling the earth's surface

Word History and Origins

Origin of geomorphic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; geo- + -morphic

Example Sentences

‘Geomorphic: The Living Earth’ Abstract, nature-inspired paintings by Kay Zetlmaier are on view through Sept. 11.

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‘Geomorphic: The Living Earth’ Abstract, nature-inspired paintings by Kay Zetlmaier are on view May 14 through Sept. 11.

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Students in most majors must do at least one summer of fieldwork; petroleum engineering majors might work in the Rangely Oil Field and geology students in geomorphic regions of Colorado, for example.

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The Western Ghats—which stretch from Mumbai to the southern tip of India—are older than the Himalaya and are considered one of the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity, a geomorphic feature of global importance.

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Supported by a large campaign of responsive satellite data acquisitions over the earthquake disaster zone, our team undertook a satellite image survey of the earthquakes’ induced geohazards in Nepal and China and an assessment of the geomorphic, tectonic, and lithologic controls on quake-induced landslides.

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