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moraine vs supraglacial moraine

supraglacial moraine vs moraine

moraine and supraglacial moraine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moraine Yes No No No
supraglacial moraine Yes No No No
As nouns, supraglacial moraine is a hyponym of moraine; that is, supraglacial moraine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than moraine:
  • moraine: accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
  • supraglacial moraine: a moraine created by debris accumulated on top of glacial ice.
Other hyponyms of moraine include ablation moraine.
moraine (noun) supraglacial moraine (noun)
accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier a moraine created by debris accumulated on top of glacial ice.
Difference between moraine and supraglacial moraine

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