Catena

Definitions

1. A surname from Italian.
2. A series of related items.
3. A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.

Equivalents

Examples

“And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say⟳ that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like⟳ any other bank [...]”

“The changes in soil characteristics from the crest to the foot of a slope are together known as a catena.”

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