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Look up: scree

  1. scree
    a slope covered with a tumbled mass of angular rock fragments,generally unstable,resulting essentially from frost action or,in arid regions,from insolation Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  2. Scree
    Scree (skrē) noun A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky débris. [ Prov. Eng.] Southey.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/38

  3. Scree
    • (n.) A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky debris.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. Scree
    An accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the base of a steep rock slope or cliff.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  5. scree
    Click images to enlargePile of rubble and sediment that collects at the foot of a mountain range or cliff. The rock fragments that form scree are usually broken off by the action of frost (freeze–thaw weathering). With time, the rock-waste builds up into a heap or sheet of rubble that may eventually bury even the...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  6. Scree
    Steep slope of stones of various sizes. The small ones get into your shoes and the large ones clobber your ankles. Real Fell Runners ignore the pain this causes but Southern Softies have to empty their shoes at the bottom and apply extensive bandaging to their ankles.
    Found on http://www.perratt.me.uk/fun/fellrun.htm

  7. Scree
    `Scree`, also called `talus`, is a term given to an accumulation of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, or valley shoulders. Landforms associated with these materials are sometimes called scree slopes or talus piles. These deposits typically have a concave upwards form, whil...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scree

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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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