English Dictionary

horst

IPA（発音記号）

/hɔːst/

名詞

(geology) An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.

日本語の意味

（地質学）周囲の土地よりも高く隆起した地表の区画

The geologists mapped a prominent horst rising between two fault-bounded basins.

地質学者たちは、二つの断層で区切られた盆地の間にそびえる顕著な隆起地塊を地図化した。

意味（1）

(geology) An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.

The classic example has been the Rhine Valley graben with the Vosges Mountains and the Schwarzwald as adjacent horsts.

horsts （ plural ）