dorsal

(geomorphology) ridge (on the ocean floor)


caldera

Inherited from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”).


dolina

From a Slavic language, perhaps via German Doline, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dolina.

(geology) doline (a sinkhole in karstic terrain)


carena

Inherited from Latin carīna (“keel”), influenced by Ligurian / Italian carena.

Per una banda, prats secs als sòls poc profunds de les carenes, per l'altra, prats molls i jonqueres al fons de les valls.

2001, Oriol de Bolòs i Capdevila, Vegetació dels Països Catalans:

On the one side, dry meadows on the shallow soil of the ridges, on the other, wet meadows and rush beds at the bottom of the valleys.


crosta

Inherited from Latin crusta (“bark, crust, shell”) (compare Occitan crosta, French croûte, Spanish costra), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”). The /ɔ/ is unexpected and perhaps due to influence from other words with similar meanings.

(geology) crust (outermost solid layer of a planet)


extern

ca-adj

extern (feminine externa, masculine plural externs, feminine plural externes)

externa (feminine)
externs (masculine plural)
externes (feminine plural)

(geology) Pertaining to foreland, the zone where material eroded from a mountain chain is deposited


cinabri

From Latin cinnabaris. First attested in 1839.


mena

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīna, *mēna, from Gaulish *meina (“mineral, ore”). Doublet of mina. First attested in 1185.


palet

Uncertain; possibly from pala (“shovel; blade”) + -et.

(geology) pebble (especially one shaped by water)


malaquita

(mineralogy) malachite (bright green mineral)


selenita

Borrowed from Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs).


georgià

georgià (feminine georgiana, masculine plural georgians, feminine plural georgianes)

georgiana (feminine)
georgians (masculine plural)
georgianes (feminine plural)

(archaic, stratigraphy) Georgian (pertaining to the Georgian stratigraphic series)


georgià

(archaic, stratigraphy) Georgian (geologic era of the Georgian stratigraphic series)


hawaià

hawaià (feminine hawaiana, masculine plural hawaians, feminine plural hawaianes)

hawaiana (feminine)
hawaians (masculine plural)
hawaianes (feminine plural)

(volcanology) Hawaiian (characteristic of a type of volcanic eruption)


espècie

Borrowed from Latin species (“appearance, type”).


àcid

ca-adj

àcid (feminine àcida, masculine plural àcids, feminine plural àcides)

àcida (feminine)
àcids (masculine plural)
àcides (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin acidus (“sour, tart”).

bor+

(mineralogy) acidic (containing a high proportion of silica)


avantpaís

(geology) foreland (the zone where material eroded from a mountain chain is deposited)


orografia

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain”) + -grafia.


heliotropi

Learned borrowing from Latin hēliotropium.


drusa

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.


Austràlia

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


foia

Inherited from Old Catalan fòvia, from Latin fovea. Doublet of fòvea.


isomètric

ca-adj

isomètric (feminine isomètrica, masculine plural isomètrics, feminine plural isomètriques)

isomètrica (feminine)
isomètrics (masculine plural)
isomètriques (feminine plural)

(geology, geometry, mathematics) isometric


cornisa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís).


acícula

Learned borrowing from Latin acicula (“hairpin”).

lbor

(mineralogy) a slender tapering needle characteristic of an acicular crystal habitat


sismològic

ca-adj

sismològic (feminine sismològica, masculine plural sismològics, feminine plural sismològiques)

sismològica (feminine)
sismològics (masculine plural)
sismològiques (feminine plural)

From sismologia + -ic. By surface analysis, sismo- + -lògic.


serralada

(geology) range; mountain range, cordillera


diamantífer

diamantífer (feminine diamantífera, masculine plural diamantífers, feminine plural diamantíferes)

diamantífera (feminine)
diamantífers (masculine plural)
diamantíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) diamondiferous (containing diamonds, of ore)


sísmic

sísmic (feminine sísmica, masculine plural sísmics, feminine plural sísmiques)

sísmica (feminine)
sísmics (masculine plural)
sísmiques (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) + -ic (compare Greek σεισμικός (seismikós)). By surface analysis, sisme + -ic.

(geology) seismic (related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth)


gorja

Borrowed from French gorge. Doublet of gorga.


cronozona

(geology) chronozone (group of strata formed during the same chron)


jaciment

Formed by analogy on the basis of Latin iaceō (“to lie”).


massís

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *massīcius. By surface analysis, massa + -ís.


llera

Regional palatized form of glera, from Latin glarea.


contrafort

From contra + fort. Calque of French contrefort.


mantell

Inherited from Latin mantellum (“cloak”), diminutive of mantum, of Gaulish origin.


escòria

Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).


reble

Probably a deverbal from reblir (“fill, cover up”).


àgata

From Latin achātēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (ăkhā́tēs).


sòcol

Borrowed from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus.

(geology) basement (foundation beneath sedimentary rocks)


eocè

ca-adj

eocè (feminine eocena, masculine plural eocens, feminine plural eocenes)

eocena (feminine)
eocens (masculine plural)
eocenes (feminine plural)


eocènic

eocènic (feminine eocènica, masculine plural eocènics, feminine plural eocèniques)

eocènica (feminine)
eocènics (masculine plural)
eocèniques (feminine plural)


miocè

miocè (feminine miocena, masculine plural miocens, feminine plural miocenes)

miocena (feminine)
miocens (masculine plural)
miocenes (feminine plural)


miocènic

miocènic (feminine miocènica, masculine plural miocènics, feminine plural miocèniques)

miocènica (feminine)
miocènics (masculine plural)
miocèniques (feminine plural)


aluminífer

aluminífer (feminine aluminífera, masculine plural aluminífers, feminine plural aluminíferes)

aluminífera (feminine)
aluminífers (masculine plural)
aluminíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) aluminiferous (containing aluminum, of ore)


titanífer

titanífer (feminine titanífera, masculine plural titanífers, feminine plural titaníferes)

titanífera (feminine)
titanífers (masculine plural)
titaníferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) titaniferous (containing titanium, of ore)


ablació

(geology) ablation (the removal of a glacier by melting and evaporation)


intrusiu

intrusiu (feminine intrusiva, masculine plural intrusius, feminine plural intrusives)

intrusiva (feminine)
intrusius (masculine plural)
intrusives (feminine plural)


bòfia

Inherited from Latin fovea (“hole”) via metathesis.


curullar

ca-verb

curullar (first-person singular present curullo, first-person singular preterite curullí, past participle curullat)

curullo (first-person present singular)
curullí (first-person preterite singular)
curullat (participle past)
curullar (infinitive)
curullant (gerund)
curullat (masculine participle past singular)
curullada (feminine participle past singular)
curullats (masculine participle past plural)
curullades (feminine participle past plural)
curullo (first-person indicative present singular)
curulles (indicative present second-person singular)
curulla (indicative present singular third-person)
curullem (first-person indicative plural present)
curulleu (indicative plural present second-person)
curullen (indicative plural present third-person)
curullava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
curullaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
curullava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
curullàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
curullàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
curullaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
curullaré (first-person future indicative singular)
curullaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
curullarà (future indicative singular third-person)
curullarem (first-person future indicative plural)
curullareu (future indicative plural second-person)
curullaran (future indicative plural third-person)
curullí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
curullares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
curullà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
curullàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
curullàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
curullaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
curullaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
curullaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
curullaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
curullaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
curullaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
curullarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
curulli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
curullis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
curulli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
curullem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
curulleu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
curullin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
curullés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
curullessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
curullés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
curulléssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
curulléssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
curullessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
curulla (imperative second-person)
curulli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
curullem (first-person imperative plural)
curulleu (imperative plural second-person)
curullin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no curullis (imperative negative second-person)
no curulli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no curullem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no curulleu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no curullin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

La vall es va curullar amb sediment.

(geomorphology, pronominal) to fill up, to fill in


llim

Inherited from Latin līmus (“mud, muck”).


xot

Borrowed from French chott, from Arabic شَطّ (šaṭṭ).

(geology) chott (a dry salt lake of the Sahara)


plutònic

ca-adj

plutònic (feminine plutònica, masculine plural plutònics, feminine plural plutòniques)

plutònica (feminine)
plutònics (masculine plural)
plutòniques (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn) + -ic.


argentífer

argentífer (feminine argentífera, masculine plural argentífers, feminine plural argentíferes)

argentífera (feminine)
argentífers (masculine plural)
argentíferes (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) argentiferous (containing or producing silver, of ore)


fonera

From fons + -era, or directly from Vulgar Latin *fundāria.

(geology) a depression or hollow in the sea floor


subduir

ca-verb

subduir (first-person singular present subdueixo, first-person singular preterite subduí, past participle subduït)

subdueixo (first-person present singular)
subduí (first-person preterite singular)
subduït (participle past)
subduir (infinitive)
subduint (gerund)
subduït (masculine participle past singular)
subduïda (feminine participle past singular)
subduïts (masculine participle past plural)
subduïdes (feminine participle past plural)
subdueixo (first-person indicative present singular)
subdueixes (indicative present second-person singular)
subdueix (indicative present singular third-person)
subduïm (first-person indicative plural present)
subduïu (indicative plural present second-person)
subdueixen (indicative plural present third-person)
subduïa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
subduïes (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
subduïa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
subduíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
subduíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
subduïen (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
subduiré (first-person future indicative singular)
subduiràs (future indicative second-person singular)
subduirà (future indicative singular third-person)
subduirem (first-person future indicative plural)
subduireu (future indicative plural second-person)
subduiran (future indicative plural third-person)
subduí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
subduïres (indicative preterite second-person singular)
subduí (indicative preterite singular third-person)
subduírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
subduíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
subduïren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
subduiria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
subduiries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
subduiria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
subduiríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
subduiríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
subduirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
subdueixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
subdueixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
subdueixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
subduïm (first-person plural present subjunctive)
subduïu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
subdueixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
subduís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
subduïssis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
subduís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
subduíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
subduíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
subduïssin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
subdueix (imperative second-person)
subdueixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
subduïm (first-person imperative plural)
subduïu (imperative plural second-person)
subdueixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no subdueixis (imperative negative second-person)
no subdueixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no subduïm (first-person imperative negative plural)
no subduïu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no subdueixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Borrowed from Latin subdūcere; adapted to inherited forms such as conduir. Cognate with English subdue.


pèl·let

Borrowed from English pellet, from French pelote. Doublet of pilota.


anisòtrop

ca-adj

anisòtrop (feminine anisòtropa, masculine plural anisòtrops, feminine plural anisòtropes)

anisòtropa (feminine)
anisòtrops (masculine plural)
anisòtropes (feminine plural)


craquejar

ca-verb

craquejar (first-person singular present craquejo, first-person singular preterite craquegí, past participle craquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

craquejar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
ɛ (canonical)
/e/ (canonical)
/ə/ (canonical)
craquejo (first-person present singular)
craquegí (first-person preterite singular)
craquejat (participle past)
craquejar (infinitive)
craquejant (gerund)
craquejat (masculine participle past singular)
craquejada (feminine participle past singular)
craquejats (masculine participle past plural)
craquejades (feminine participle past plural)
craquejo (first-person indicative present singular)
craqueges (indicative present second-person singular)
craqueja (indicative present singular third-person)
craquegem (first-person indicative plural present)
craquegeu (indicative plural present second-person)
craquegen (indicative plural present third-person)
craquejava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
craquejaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
craquejava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
craquejàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
craquejàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
craquejaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
craquejaré (first-person future indicative singular)
craquejaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
craquejarà (future indicative singular third-person)
craquejarem (first-person future indicative plural)
craquejareu (future indicative plural second-person)
craquejaran (future indicative plural third-person)
craquegí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
craquejares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
craquejà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
craquejàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
craquejàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
craquejaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
craquejaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
craquejaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
craquejaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
craquejaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
craquejaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
craquejarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
craquegi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
craquegis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
craquegi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
craquegem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
craquegeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
craquegin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
craquegés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
craquegessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
craquegés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
craquegéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
craquegéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
craquegessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
craqueja (imperative second-person)
craquegi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
craquegem (first-person imperative plural)
craquegeu (imperative plural second-person)
craquegin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no craquegis (imperative negative second-person)
no craquegi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no craquegem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no craquegeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no craquegin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, petrochemistry) to crack (organic molecules to obtain petroleum)


xarnera

Borrowed from French charnière (“hinge”).


calabrià

ca-adj

calabrià (feminine calabriana, masculine plural calabrians, feminine plural calabrianes)

calabriana (feminine)
calabrians (masculine plural)
calabrianes (feminine plural)


reptació

From Latin rēptātio, from rēptō (“I crawl”).