tor

Japanese: tor
tor

…The freeze-thaw process cuts the bedrock and creates a unique slope shape. At the top of the slope, a freeze-thaw staircase that is wider than its height develops, and tower-like rock bodies called "tors" are scattered throughout. In cases where the rock types that make up the slope are different, a steep freeze-thaw cliff appears halfway up an otherwise smooth slope. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tor" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…凍結削剝作用は,基盤岩の高まりを削って,特有の斜面形を発達させる。斜面上部には高さにくらべて幅の広い凍結削剝階段が発達し,削り残された塔状の岩体トアtorが点在する。斜面を構成する岩質に違いがある場合などには,なめらかな斜面の中腹に急な凍結破砕崖が現れる。…

※「tor」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Torah

>>:  Toque monkey

Recommend

Bogomil

...A Christian heresy that was influential in the...

Tageswerk

...These units of area are the area that a yoke o...

Hiuchinada

An area of ​​the sea off the northern coast of Sh...

Eckhart - Meister Johannes Eckhart

A medieval German mystic thinker. Born in central...

Corrette, M.

...JS Bach also arranged many works by Vivaldi an...

Common rabbit lice - Common rabbit lice

...Hoplopleuridae is the largest family and its m...

Amenhotep [IV] - Amenhotep

→ Akhenaten Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About ...

Ladder fishing - Cat spelling

A method of sea fishing done on a ladder set up in...

Akaigawa [Village] - Akaigawa

A village in Yoichi District, Hokkaido. With an in...

Aeta

…meaning "little blacks" in Spanish, it...

Rhododendron eriocarpum (English name) Rhododendroneriocarpum

…Azalea [Masaru Akabane]. … From [Azalea] …[Yoshi...

Karyo

Masume. See the entry for the character "嘉&qu...

Massagetai (English spelling)

An ancient ethnic group in Central Asia. In Latin,...

Rengoya

The part of the cerebral cortex excluding areas w...

Bioaccumulation

The phenomenon and process by which a certain subs...