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  2. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    A small, secluded hollow, usually within a grassy, park-like, partially wooded valley. delta A landform at the mouth of a river where the main stem splits up into several distributaries. It is formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river. It is often affected by incoming tides ...

  3. List of commonly used taxonomic affixes - Wikipedia

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    Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.

  4. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Nivation hollow – Geomorphic processes associated with snow patches; Oxbow lake – U-shaped lake or pool left by an ancient river meander; Panhole – Depression or basin eroded into flat or gently sloping cohesive rock; Pothole – Natural bowl-shaped hollow carved into a streambed; Plunge pool – Depression at the base of a waterfall

  5. Hollow - Wikipedia

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    Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse Hollow (landform) , a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley Tree hollow , a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals

  6. Hollow Earth - Wikipedia

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    The Hollow Earth is an obsolete concept proposing that the planet Earth is entirely hollow or contains a substantial interior space. Notably suggested by Edmond Halley in the late 17th century, the notion was disproven, first tentatively by Pierre Bouguer in 1740, then definitively by Charles Hutton in his Schiehallion experiment around 1774.

  7. Aeolipile - Wikipedia

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    A fire is ignited under a cauldron, A B, (fig. 50), containing water, and covered at the mouth by the lid C D; with this the bent tube E F G communicates, the extremity of the tube being fitted into a hollow ball, H K. Opposite to the extremity G place a pivot, L M, resting on the lid C D; and let the ball contain two bent pipes, communicating ...

  8. Hollow Earth (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Hollow Earth is a concept proposing that the planet Earth is entirely hollow or contains a substantial interior space. Hollow Earth may also refer to: The Hollow Earth, a 1990 novel by Rudy Rucker. Return to the Hollow Earth, a 2018 novel by Rudy Rucker; Hollow Earth, a 1994 album by Soma; Hollow Earth Expedition, a 2006 role-playing game

  9. Lordosis - Wikipedia

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    Because all muscles have a muscle that works in opposition to it. It is imperative that to keep all muscles protected, the opposite muscle is not stronger than the muscle at risk. In the situation of lumbar lordosis, abdominal muscles are weaker than the muscles in the lumbar spine and the hamstring muscles. The muscular imbalance results in ...