Meaning of seif | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sand dune that elongates parallel to the prevailing wind.
2. A surname.

Examples

“Such seifs have⟳ a somewhat zig-zag form⟳ instead of a fairly straight line. On the top of seifs small transverse dunelets are very often found, and these may be likened to almost straightened-out barchans.[…]On the top of the seif they form⟳ a wave-like pattern with a fairly defined "wavelength".”

“Though the actual transition forms suggested in Fig. 76 do exist⟳ and have⟳ been examined by the author, the above tentative explanation of the growth of a seif dune chain should certainly not be taken as implying that all such chains have⟳ originated as barchans.”

“Seifs are longitudinal forms elongated parallel to the prevailing wind direction.”

“Tsoar, H. Dynamic processes acting on a longitudinal (seif) sand dune .”

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