stoss
See also: Stoß
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).
Adjective
[edit]stoss (not comparable)
- (geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.
- Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
- Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]facing the flow
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German
[edit]Verb
[edit]stoss
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)tewd-
- English terms derived from Middle High German
- English terms derived from Old High German
- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- English adjectives
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