What does cwm mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
cirque, corrie, cwmnoun
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
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cwmnoun
A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
Etymology: From cwm.
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cwm
A cwm, also known as a corrie or a cirque, is a bowl-shaped, amphitheater-like valley carved by glacial erosion. It typically has a steep back wall and one open end, leading down into a glacial valley. The term "cwm" is derived from Welsh, while "corrie" is Scottish and "cirque" is French.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cwm
A British word signifying an inlet, valley, or low place, where the hilly sides round together in a concave form; the sides of a glyn being, on the contrary, convex.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cwm in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cwm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- KarGerman
- circoSpanish
- onsiloFinnish
- cirqueFrench
- botnNorwegian Nynorsk
- botnNorwegian
- цирк, ледниковыйRussian
- krnicaSerbo-Croatian
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