What does horst mean?
Definitions for horst
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Princeton's WordNet
horstnoun
a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
Wiktionary
horstnoun
an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land
Etymology: German Horst ‘heap’.
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horst
A horst is a raised geological formation, such as a mountain range, that has been created by the movement of tectonic plates in the earth's crust. It is typically formed between two parallel faults or fractures in the earth's surface and is elevated relative to the surrounding landscape. This geological structure is often associated with rift valleys or grabens.
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Horst
In physical geography and geology, a horst is the raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben. A horst is formed from extension of the Earth's crust. The raised block is a portion of the crust that generally remains stationary or is uplifted while the land has dropped on either side. The Vosges Mountains in France and Black Forest in Germany are examples of horsts, the Table, Jura and the Dôle mountains are results of the latter. The word is also applied to those larger areas, such as the Russian Plain, Arabia, India and Central South Africa, where the continent remains stable, with horizontal table-land stratification, in distinction to folded regions such as the Eurasian chains.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HORST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Horst is ranked #3831 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Horst surname appeared 9,245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Horst.
96.3% or 8,903 total occurrences were White.
1.1% or 107 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
0.4% or 42 total occurrences were Asian.
0.3% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of horst in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of horst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of horst in a Sentence
Both the chancellor and (Bavaria's Horst) Seehofer are damaged. This is an agreement that cannot be implemented but it allows both of them to save face.
Horst Seehofer is a danger to Europe, horst Seehofer and (Bavarian premier Markus) Soeder are on the way to a German Brexit.
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