"varve" meaning in All languages combined

See varve on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /vɑːv/ [UK], /vɑɹv/ (note: US, rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-varve.wav Forms: varves [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)v Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|varv||layer}} Swedish varv (“layer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} varve (plural varves)
  1. (geology) An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Wikipedia link: varve Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: varved Related terms: rhythmite Translations (an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock): varva [feminine] (Czech), varve [feminine] (French), varbh [masculine] (Irish), varv [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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