loessal
ɛs, lɛs, lʌs noun
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
Origin:
1825–35; < German Löss < Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of German s), akin to German lose loose
1825–35; < German Löss < Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of German s), akin to German lose loose
Related forms
lo·ess·i·al, lo·ess·al, adjective
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loess (ˈləʊɪs, German lœs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind | |
| [C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose] | |
| loessial | |
| —adj | |
| lo'essal | |
| —adj | |
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| loess (ˈləʊɪs, German lœs) | |
| —n | |
| a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind | |
| [C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose] | |
| loessial | |
| —adj | |
| lo'essal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
loess
1833 (in Lyell), "unstratified deposit of loam," coined 1823 by K.C. von Leonhard from Ger. Löss "yellowish-gray soil," from Swiss Ger. lösch (adj.) "loose" (cf. Ger. los; see loose).
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Science Dictionary
loess  (lō'əs, lěs, lŭs) Pronunciation Key
A very fine grained silt or clay, thought to have formed as the result of grinding by glaciers and to have been deposited by the wind. Most loess is believed to have originated during the Pleistocene Epoch from areas of land covered by glaciers and from desert surfaces. |
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