alpidic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the Alps or features related to the Alpine region. It is often used in geology and geography to describe types of mountain ranges or terrain that resemble the Alps. For example, "alpidic" might describe mountain chains formed through similar tectonic processes or have similar geological features to those found in the Alps.
Example Sentences
- "Because of the arcuate form of the alpidic folds, the Iberian block is surrounded by them not only on the south side, like Germany, but also on the north side."
- "… suggest that many ore veins in the Alps might be pre-alpidic in age and remobilized by alpidic tectonics and/or by the slight alpidic metamorphism."
- "The CASE-3 expecition will be addressed to the tectonical structures within the entire sedimentary pile effected by Alpidic deformations, particularly the Cenozoic sequences."
Inflected Forms
more alpidic (comparative)
most alpidic (superlative)