adj
stoss
Stoss (adj) means (geology) Facing the direction that a glacier or fluid moves from.
adj
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(geology) Facing the direction that a glacier or fluid moves from.
2
(geology) Describing one side of a landform called a roche moutonnée.
3
(geology) Describing one side of a dune on land or a ripple formed underwater in sediment.
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Etymology
Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen ("to push"), further back from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).
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What is the meaning of stoss?
"stoss" (adj) means (geology) Facing the direction that a glacier or fluid moves from.
What is the opposite of stoss?
The opposite of "stoss" is lee.
What are the different meanings of stoss?
"stoss" has 3 main meanings: 1. (geology) Facing the direction that a glacier or fluid moves from; 2. (geology) Describing one side of a landform called a roche moutonnée; 3. (geology) Describing one side of a dune on land or a ripple formed underwater in sediment.
