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側堆石 (そくたいせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

側そく堆たい石せき

そ

く

た

い

せ

き

Meanings

1

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

。

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.