stoss
adjective
Geology. noting or pertaining to the side, as of a hill or dale, that receives or has received the thrust of a glacier or other impulse.
Origin:
1875–80; < German: thrust, push
1875–80; < German: thrust, push
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So is core. Does it mean:
| slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock |
| central portion of the earth believed to be composed mainly of iron and nickel in a molten state |
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| —adj | |
| (of the side of a hill, crag, etc) facing the onward flow of a glacier or the direction in which a former glacier flowed | |
| [German, from stossen to thrust] | |
| Stoss (German ʃtoːs) | |
| —n | |
| Viet (faɪət). ?1445--1533, German Gothic sculptor and woodcarver. His masterpiece is the high altar in the Church of St Mary, Cracow (1477--89) | |
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