mountain system; orogenic belt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mountain system; a group of adjacent mountain ranges formed by the same orogenic movement and arranged in a consistent geological pattern
technicalA technical geological term referring to large-scale mountain formations larger than individual mountain ranges, such as the Himalayan or Cordilleran systems.
Xǐ喜
mǎ马
lā拉
yǎ雅
shān山
xì系
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
zuì最
dà大
de的
shān山
xì系
zhī之
yī一
。
The Himalayan mountain system is one of the largest mountain systems in the world.
Kē科
dí迪
lè勒
lā拉
shān山
xì系
zòng纵
guàn贯
nán南
běi北
měi美
zhōu洲
xī西
bù部
。
The Cordilleran mountain system runs through the western part of North and South America.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
shān山
xì系
de的
xíng形
chéng成
guò过
chéng程
。
Geologists are studying the formation process of this mountain system.