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側堆石 (sokutaiseki) Japanese meaning: lateral moraine | Kotomora

側そく堆たい石せき

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Meanings

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lateral moraine

Technical term in geology for a ridge of debris deposited along the side of a glacier.

氷ひょう河がの両りょう側がわに側そく堆たい石せきが形けい成せいさ

れる

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Lateral moraines form on both sides of a glacier.

Kanji

側side, lean, oppose
堆piled high
石stone

Related words

堆たい石せき
堆石 is a general term for moraine; 側堆石 specifically refers to the lateral type.
終しゅう堆たい石せき
終堆石 is a terminal moraine, formed at the glacier's snout, while 側堆石 forms along its sides.

Built from

側そく+堆たい石せき

Etymology

Compound of 側 (side) and 堆石 (moraine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a direct calque from Western geology.