22 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Arete
Arete
A jagged, narrow ridge that separates two adjacent glacier valleys or cirques. The ridge frequently resembles the blade of a serrated knife. A French term referring to the bones in a fish backbone.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Water bodies
- Category: Glaciers
- Government Agency: USGS
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Related terms
bergy seltzer
Water bodies; Glaciers
A crackling or sizzling similar to that made by soft drinks or seltzer water but louder. The sound made as air bubbles formed at many atmospheres of pressure are released during ...
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Animals Category: Crustaceans
Supergiant
A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand. The creature is called a supergiant and is a type of ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
karel24
0
Terms
23
Blossaries
1
Followers
Nikon Digital SLR's Camera
Category: Technology 1 22 Terms
22 Terms
dnatalia
0
Terms
60
Blossaries
2
Followers
5 Cities With Extremely High Homeless Figures
Category: Other 1 7 Terms
7 Terms
Browers Terms By Category
- General accounting(956)
- Auditing(714)
- Tax(314)
- Payroll(302)
- Property(1)
Accounting(2287) Terms
- Industrial automation(1051)
Automation(1051) Terms
- Conferences(3667)
- Event planning(177)
- Exhibition(1)
Convention(3845) Terms
- Prevention & protection(6450)
- Fire fighting(286)