Synonyms and Antonyms of geological formation

synonym (synonym of geological formation)

  • (noun.object)
    formation
    (geology) the geological features of the earth (noun.object)
     

hypernym (geological formation IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (geology) the geological features of the earth (noun.object)
    object, physical object
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF geological formation relation)

  • (noun.object)
    aquifer
    underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    beach
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    cave
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    cliff, drop, drop-off
    a steep high face of rock (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    delta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    diapir
    a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    folium
    a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    foreshore
    the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    ice mass
    a large mass of ice (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    lakefront
    land bordering a lake (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    massif
    a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    monocline
    a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    mouth
    the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    depression, natural depression
    a sunken or depressed geological formation (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    elevation, natural elevation
    a raised or elevated geological formation (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    oceanfront
    land bordering an ocean (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains
    a series of hills or mountains (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    relict
    geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    ridge, ridgeline
    a long narrow range of hills (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    ridge
    a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    shore
    the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    incline, side, slope
    an elevated geological formation (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring
    a natural flow of ground water (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    scree, talus
    a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    mineral vein, vein
    a layer of ore between layers of rock (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    crater, volcanic crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    wall
    a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    groundwater level, water level, water table
    underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water (noun.object)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF geological formation relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • (noun.object)
    pillars of hercules
    the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules (noun.object)
     

domain category (geological formation is domain category of ....)

  • (noun.cognition)
    geology
    a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym instance hyponym domain category formation object physical object aquifer beach cave cliff delta pillars of hercules geology
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. formation . object, physical object . aquifer . beach . cave . cliff, drop, drop-off . delta . diapir . folium . foreshore . ice mass . lakefront . massif . monocline . mouth . depression, natural depression . elevation, natural elevation . oceanfront . chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains . relict . ridge, ridgeline . ridge . shore . incline, side, slope . fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring . scree, talus . mineral vein, vein . crater, volcanic crater . wall . groundwater level, water level, water table . pillars of hercules . geology


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