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Definitions for cuesta
ˈkwɛs təcues·ta
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Cuesta
A cuesta (from Spanish cuesta "slope") is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. In geology the term is more specifically applied to a ridge where a harder sedimentary rock overlies a softer layer, the whole being tilted somewhat from the horizontal. This results in a long and gentle backslope called a dip slope that conforms with the dip of resistant strata, called caprock. Where erosion has exposed the frontslope of this, a steep slope or escarpment occurs. The resulting terrain may be called scarpland.
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Cuesta
In structural geology and geomorphology, a cuesta is a ridge formed by gently tilted sedimentary rock strata in a homoclinal structure. Cuestas have a steep slope, where the rock layers are exposed on their edges, called an escarpment or, if more steep, a cliff. Usually an erosion-resistant rock layer also has a more gentle slope on the other side of the ridge called a dip slope. Because the slope of a homoclinal ridge dips in the same direction as the sedimentary strata, the dip angle of this bedding can be calculated by v/h= tan where v is equal to the vertical distance and h is equal to the horizontal distance perpendicular to the strike of the beds.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cuesta is ranked #12339 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cuesta surname appeared 2,520 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cuesta.
82.1% or 2,070 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
12.4% or 313 total occurrences were White.
3.6% or 91 total occurrences were Asian.
0.9% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cuesta in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cuesta in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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