Definition of Grabens

1. Noun. (plural of graben) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grabens

1. graben [n] - See also: graben

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grabens

grabber
grabbers
grabbier
grabbiest
grabbiness
grabbing
grabbingly
grabble
grabbled
grabbler
grabblers
grabbles
grabbling
grabby
graben
grabens (current term)
grabfest
grabfests
grabs
grac't
grace-cup
grace and favour
grace cup
grace note
grace notes
grace of God
grace period
graced
graceful

Literary usage of Grabens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Military Geology and Topography: A Presentation of Certain Phases of Geology by Herbert Ernest Gregory (1918)
"grabens, block mountains, straight valleys, etc. Forms due to jointing and faulting. (Great Glen of Scotland, Rhine Graben, Palestine region, African rift, ..."

2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Topographic Expression of Horsts, grabens, and Basins. —Horsts, grabens, and basins are included in the list just given because, if they are comparatively ..."

3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... characterized by the presence of deep narrow grabens. In particular, the gradually sloping right branch of the variation curve for the western ..."

4. Mittelmeerbilder: Gesammelte Abhandlungen Zur Kunde Der Mittelmeerländer by Theobald Fischer (1908)
"... ist der südlichste Teil des syrischen grabens unter dem Namen Ghor, das Tiefland, weil tief unter dem Spiegel des Mittelmeeres gelegen, ..."

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