"regolith" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ/ [UK] Forms: regoliths [plural]
Etymology: Irregular formation from Ancient Greek ῥῆγος (rhêgos, “rug, blanket”) + -lith (from λίθος (líthos, “stone”)). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ῥῆγος||rug, blanket}} Ancient Greek ῥῆγος (rhêgos, “rug, blanket”), {{suffix|en||-lith}} + -lith Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} regolith (countable and uncountable, plural regoliths)
  1. (geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: megaregolith, palaeoregolith, regolithic Translations (layer of loose rock that constitutes the surface of most land): 表土 (biǎotǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), regoliitti (Finnish), régolithe [masculine] (French), Regolith [masculine] (German), regolito (Ido), regolite [masculine] (Italian), レゴリス (regorisu) (Japanese), 表土 (hyōdo) (alt: ひょうど) (Japanese), regolit [masculine] (Polish), regolito [masculine] (Portuguese), реголи́т (regolít) [masculine] (Russian), regolito [masculine] (Spanish)

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