head´long|ness — head|long «HEHD lng, long», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. with the head first: »to plunge headlong into the sea. 2. Figurative. with great haste and force: »to rush headlong into the crowd. 3. Figurative. in too great a rush; without stopping to… … Useful english dictionary
head|long — «HEHD lng, long», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. with the head first: »to plunge headlong into the sea. 2. Figurative. with great haste and force: »to rush headlong into the crowd. 3. Figurative. in too great a rush; without stopping to think;… … Useful english dictionary
head — {{11}}head (adj.) most important, principal, leading, c.1200, from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). O.E. heafod was used in this sense in compounds. {{12}}head (n.) O.E. heafod top of the body, also upper end of a slope, also chief person, leader, ruler;… … Etymology dictionary
Head (geological) — The term head has been used by British geologists since the middle of the 19th century. It describes deposits at the very top of the geological succession, that could not be classified more accurately. Areas identified as head include deposits of … Wikipedia
head-of-outwash — A sloping and sometimes high relief landform composed predominantly of glaciofluvial sediment that delimits a former ice margin of a relatively static, rapidly wasting glacier. A steep ice contact slope forms the ice proximal face of the… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
head — [ geomorphology ] a) The source, beginning, or upper part of a stream. b) The upper part or end of a slope or valley. GG … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
head ditch — noun : an irrigation ditch across an upper slope from which water is drawn into basins or furrows … Useful english dictionary
base slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of the concave to linear slope (perpendicular to the contour) which, regardless of the lateral shape is an area that forms an apron or wedge at the bottom of a hillside dominated… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
side slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of a laterally planar area of a hillside, resulting in predominantly parallel overland water flow (e.g., sheet wash); contour lines generally form straight lines. Side slopes are… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
nose slope — [ geomorphology ] A geomorphic component of hills consisting of the projecting end (laterally convex area) of a hillside, resulting in predominantly divergent overland water flow (e.g., sheet wash); contour lines generally form convex… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
