To dwell these rifted rocks between. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Rifting — Rift Un rift Un rift est une région où la croûte terrestre s’amincit. En surface, un rift forme un fossé d effondrement allongé, dont les dimensions peuvent atteindre quelques dizaines de kilomètres de large pour plusieurs centaines de kilomètres … Wikipédia en Français
rifting — rɪft n. split, cleft, fissure, crevice; break in friendly relations; disagreement that causes a break in friendly relations v. burst open, split, cleave … English contemporary dictionary
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rifting table — Смотри подъемный стол … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
подъемный стол — [rifting table] 1. Вспомогательный механизм трехвалкового сорто и листопрокатного станов для передачи проката из нижнего ряда калибров в верхний. 2. Вспомогательный механизм с гидравлическим или пневматическим приводом в линии прокатки для точной … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
Non-volcanic passive margins — (NVPM) constitute one end member of the transitional crustal types that lie beneath passive continental margins; the other end member being volcanic passive margins (VPM). Transitional crust welds continental crust to oceanic crust along the… … Wikipedia
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Passive margin — A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. It is constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins … Wikipedia
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province — NCVP … Wikipedia
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… … Wikipedia
