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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesventifacte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɑ̃.ti.fakt
"Le vent a sculpté ce magnifique ventifact dans le désert."
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A stone or pebble that has been polished, etched, grooved, or faceted by the abrasive action of wind-blown sand or ice crystals.
"The desert floor was littered with polished ventifacts sculpted by centuries of fierce winds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in English in the early 20th century, the word combines the Latin 'ventus' (meaning 'wind') with the Latin-derived combining form '-fact' from 'factum' (meaning 'made'). It was introduced by geologists to describe rocks shaped, faceted, or polished by the abrasive action of wind-driven sand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ventifact" is said worldwide
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ventifacte
Transliteration: vɑ̃.ti.fakt
"Le vent a sculpté ce magnifique ventifact dans le désert."
Windkanter
Transliteration: ˈvɪntˌkantɐ
"Der Windkanter zeigt deutliche Spuren von Sandschliff."
ventifatto
Transliteration: vɛn.tiˈfat.to
"Un ventifatto è una roccia modellata dall'abrasione eolica."
ventifacto
Transliteration: ben.tiˈfak.to
"Los geólogos encontraron un ventifacto perfectamente facetado."
ventifacto
Transliteration: vẽ.tiˈfak.tu
"O vento moldou a rocha, transformando-a num ventifacto."
वातश्म
Transliteration: vātashma
"रेगिस्तान की हवा ने इस पत्थर को एक वातश्म में बदल दिया।"
风棱石
Transliteration: fēng líng shí
"这块风棱石显示出明显的风蚀痕迹。"
풍식석
Transliteration: pungsikseok
"사막에서 바람에 의해 깎인 풍식석을 발견했다."
風蝕礫
Transliteration: fūshokureki
"砂漠の強風がこの風蝕礫を作り出した。"
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