interfluve

interfluve
   1) A landform composed of the relatively undissected upland or ridge between two adjacent valleys containing streams flowing in the same general direction. An elevated area between two drainageways that sheds water to those drainageways.
   Compare: divide.
   GG & FFP
   2) [ geomorphology ]
   A geomorphic component of hills consisting of the uppermost, comparatively level or gently sloped area of a hill; shoulders of backwearing hillslopes can narrow the upland (e.g., ridge) or merge (e.g., crest, saddle) resulting in a strongly convex shape.
   SW

Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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  • interfluve — [ ɛ̃tɛrflyv ] n. m. • 1956; mot angl. , de inter et lat. fluvius « fleuve » ♦ Géogr. Relief qui sépare des vallées. ● interfluve nom masculin (anglais interfluve, du latin fluvius, fleuve) Région située entre deux cours d eau. interfluve …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • interfluve — [in′tər flo͞ov΄] n. the land between two streams or river valleys interfluvial [in΄tərflo͞o′vē əl] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Interfluve — Un interfluve est un relief compris entre deux talwegs[1]. Il est constitué de versants, séparés ou non par une surface plane. La crête d interfluve[2] désigne la ligne où se partagent les eaux de pluie Sur les autres projets Wikimedia :… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • interfluve — tarpupis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Teritorija tarp dviejų upių slėnių, apimanti visą vandenskyros plotą. atitikmenys: angl. interfluve; interstream area vok. Zwischenstromland, n rus. междуречье, n …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • interfluve — noun Etymology: inter + Latin fluvius river more at fluvial Date: 1895 the area between adjacent streams flowing in the same direction …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • interfluve — interfluvial, adj. /in teuhr floohv /, n. the land area separating adjacent stream valleys. [1900 05; back formation from interfluvial lying between streams. See INTER , FLUVIAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • interfluve — noun The region of higher land between two connected river valleys …   Wiktionary

  • interfluve — [ ɪntəflu:v] noun Geology a region between the valleys of adjacent watercourses. Derivatives interfluvial adjective Origin early 20th cent.: back formation from interfluvial …   English new terms dictionary

  • interfluve — in·ter·fluve …   English syllables

  • interfluve — /ˈɪntəfluv/ (say intuhfloohv) noun the ridge between two adjacent river valleys. {backformation from interfluvial. See inter , fluvial} …  

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