monticule
[ mon-ti-kyool ]
/ ˈmɒn tɪˌkyul /
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noun
a subordinate volcanic cone.
a small mountain, hill, or mound.
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Origin of monticule
OTHER WORDS FROM monticule
mon·tic·u·late [mon-tik-yuh-lit], /mɒnˈtɪk yə lɪt/, mon·tic·u·lous, adjectiveWords nearby monticule
monthly, monthly meeting, month's mind, monticellite, Monticello, monticule, monticulus, montilla, Montluçon, Montmagny, Montmartre
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Example sentences from the Web for monticule
There is the ascent to Superbagnères, an easy monticule overshading Luchon, whose view is ranked with that from the Bergonz.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa DixLe fond du port est occupé par un monticule qui laisse entre lui, et la mer une plage de sable.
The latter is situated in front of Monte Fusara, and the entrance to it is evidently the crater of an extinct monticule.
Etna|G. F. RodwellThe great, slim basilica rises on its monticule as was planned.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for monticule
monticule
/ (ˈmɒntɪˌkjuːl) /
noun
a small hill or mound, such as a secondary volcanic cone
Word Origin for monticule
C18: via French from Late Latin monticulus, diminutive of Latin mons mountain
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Scientific definitions for monticule
monticule
[ mŏn′tĭ-kyōōl′ ]
A minor cone of a volcano.
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