molasse
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English
Etymology
From French molasse, a kind of sandstone, from Latin mollis (“soft”).
Pronunciation
Noun
molasse (plural molasses)
- (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 109:
- The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
Derived terms
Translations
rock deposit
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Anagrams
French
Noun
molasse f (plural molasses)
Further reading
- “molasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Verb
molasse