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Complete Definition of "boulder"

English

Etymology
From Sw. bullersten, noisy stone

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈbəʊldə/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/ˈboʊldər/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-boulder.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊldə(r)|-əʊldə(r)

Homophones
bolder

Noun
en-noun

  1. A large piece of stone that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied.

Derived terms
bouldering

Translations
trans-top|a large piece of stone that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied
Dutch: rotsblok n
Esperanto: Åtonego
Finnish: lohkare, järkäle
French: rocher m
Interlingua: petra grosse
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|kampestein|m
Polish: głaz m
Portuguese: pedregulho m
Romanian: bolovan m
trans-bottom

Category:Geology

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