seif
/sˈif/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Such seifs have a somewhat zig-zag form instead of a fairly straight line. On the top of seifs small transverse dunelets are very often found, and these may be likened to almost straightened-out barchans.[…]On the top of the seif they form a wave-like pattern with a fairly defined "wavelength"."
- "Though the actual transition forms suggested in Fig. 76 do exist and have been examined by the author, the above tentative explanation of the growth of a seif dune chain should certainly not be taken as implying that all such chains have originated as barchans."
- "Seifs are longitudinal forms elongated parallel to the prevailing wind direction."
- "Tsoar, H. Dynamic processes acting on a longitudinal (seif) sand dune ."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: سَيْف, س ي ف, Seif