piedmont — (n.) name given to the fertile upland region along the eastern slope of the Appalachians, 1755, originally piemont, from It. Piemonte, lit. mountain foot, name of a region in northern Italy, from piede foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.)) + monte… … Etymology dictionary
piedmont — (adjective) Lying or formed at the base of a mountain or mountain range; e.g., a piedmont terrace or a piedmont pediment. (noun) An area, plain, slope, glacier, or other feature at the base of a mountain; e.g., a foothill or a bajada. In… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
piedmont — [ pi:dmɒnt] noun a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land. Origin C19: from Ital. piemonte, lit. mountain foot … English new terms dictionary
Piedmont — n. a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land. Etymology: It. piemonte mountain foot, name of a region at the foot of the Alps … Useful english dictionary
piedmont — n. a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land. Etymology: It. piemonte mountain foot, name of a region at the foot of the Alps … Useful english dictionary
fan piedmont — The most extensive landform on piedmont slopes, formed by: 1) the lateral, downslope, coalescence of mountain front alluvial fans into one generally smooth slope with or without the transverse undulations of the semi conical alluvial fans, and … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
Colorado Piedmont — The Colorado Piedmont is the geologic term for an area along the base of the foothills of the Front Range in north central Colorado in the United States. The region consists of a broad hilly valley, just under 5000 ft (1500 m) in elevation,… … Wikipedia
Colorado Western Slope — The Western Slope[1] of Colorado refers to a region of the U.S. state of Colorado incorporating everything in the state west of the Continental Divide. The Colorado River and its tributaries divide the region into north and south at Grand… … Wikipedia
basin floor — A general term for the nearly level, lower most part of intermontane basins (i.e., bolsons, semi bolsons). The floor includes all of the alluvial, eolian, and erosional landforms below the piedmont slope. Compare: basin, piedmont slope.… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
pediment — A gently sloping erosional surface developed at the foot of a receding hill or mountain slope, commonly with a slightly concave upward profile, that cross cuts rock or sediment strata that extend beneath adjacent uplands. The erosion surface… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
