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Dunes meaning

plural of dune

Using Dunes

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of dune
  • In the example corpus, dunes often appears in combinations such as: sand dunes, the dunes, dunes are.

Context around Dunes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 15 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sand 6× coastal 3× complex 2× mobile 2× seif 2× reversing 2× compound 1× large 1× smaller 1× erode 1×

Often after:

suggest 2× national 1× sagebrush 1× smith 1× animal 1× consist 1× lodge 1× loss 1× destruction 1× washing 1×

Sentence patterns with Dunes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and complex dunes are combinations 1× and complex dunes suggest that 1× aqueous underwater dunes form on 1× are large dunes on which 1× are seif dunes 1× be sand dunes but dunes 1× called seif dunes after the 1× can erode dunes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alice gray the 1× although the most 1× compound dunes are 1× drenching sand dunes 1× fixed sand dunes 1× flora of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a valuable resource 1× and gas fields 1× are seif dunes 1× by the wind 1× can erode dunes 1× dunes on earth 1×

Words around Dunes

Just before it in the word index:

dunelm 44 dunellen 4 duneland 3 dunedoo 2 dunedin 251 dunea 2

Just after it in the word index:

dunfee 8 dunfermline 165 dunfield 4 dunford 47 dung 98 dunga 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

afloat 367 amplified 367 buddhism 367 bursts 367 chipped 367 consultancy 367

Corpus analysis for Dunes

  • In this selection, "dunes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sand, coastal, complex, suggest, national and sagebrush stand out and add context to how "dunes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and complex dunes are combinations, and complex dunes suggest that and sand dunes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dunes" sits close to words such as afloat, amplified and buddhism, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dunes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Most of these dunes are seif dunes. (7 words)

Reversing dunes Occurring wherever winds periodically reverse direction, reversing dunes are varieties of any of the above shapes. (18 words)

They wouldn’t be sand dunes, but dunes of methane ice—an Earthly feature on a totally alien world. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Models of coastal dunes suggest that their final equilibrium height is related to the distance between the water line and where vegetation can grow. citation Additionally the height of coastal dunes is impacted by storm events, which can erode dunes. (40 words)

Simple dunes represent a wind regime that has not changed in intensity or direction since the formation of the dune, while compound and complex dunes suggest that the intensity and direction of the wind has changed. (36 words)

Flora of the transdunes Dunes in the park The ecosystem of the mobile dunes, also known as transdunes, which are formed by the prevailing south-west wind, is almost nonexistent elsewhere in the Iberian Peninsula. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Compound dunes are large dunes on which smaller dunes of similar type and slipface orientation are superimposed, and complex dunes are combinations of two or more dune types.

Models of coastal dunes suggest that their final equilibrium height is related to the distance between the water line and where vegetation can grow. citation Additionally the height of coastal dunes is impacted by storm events, which can erode dunes.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore boasts a number of hikes, including a strenuous one over the towering dunes that leads to Lake Michigan.

The dunes sagebrush lizard burrows in the sand dunes in the Mescalero-Monahans ecosystem 30 miles west of Odessa - the same west Texas land that supports the state's biggest oil and gas fields.

They wouldn’t be sand dunes, but dunes of methane ice—an Earthly feature on a totally alien world.

Alice Gray, the legendary " Diana of the Dunes ", who fought to preserve the Indiana Dunes Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2009).

Although the most widely distributed dunes are those associated with coastal regions, the largest complexes of dunes are found inland in dry regions and associated with ancient lake or sea beds.

Drenching sand dunes with oil stops their migration, but this approach is quite destructive to the dunes' animal habitats and uses a valuable resource.

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Fixed sand dunes are composed of coarse, fawn-colored sand, while shifting ("mobile") dunes consist of fine, dustlike, reddish-colored sands that can be carried by the wind.

Flora of the transdunes Dunes in the park The ecosystem of the mobile dunes, also known as transdunes, which are formed by the prevailing south-west wind, is almost nonexistent elsewhere in the Iberian Peninsula.

Garland.) Near the Great Sand Dunes, where only camping is available, the Great Sand Dunes Lodge and the Nature Conservancy 's Zapata Ranch are recommended for lodging.

In the southeast Badain Jaran Desert of China, the star dunes are up to 500 metres tall and may be the tallest dunes on Earth.

In the U.K., a Biodiversity Action Plan has been developed to assess dunes loss and to prevent future dunes destruction.

Leaching occurs on the dunes, washing humus into the slacks, and the slacks may be much more developed than the exposed tops of the dunes.

Longitudinal dunes (also called Seif dunes, after the Arabic word for "sword"), elongate parallel to the prevailing wind, possibly caused by a larger dune having its smaller sides blown away.

Most of these dunes are seif dunes.

Recent work has suggested that coastal dunes tend to evolve toward a high or low morphology depending on the growth rate of dunes relative to storm frequency.

Reversing dunes Occurring wherever winds periodically reverse direction, reversing dunes are varieties of any of the above shapes.

Simple dunes represent a wind regime that has not changed in intensity or direction since the formation of the dune, while compound and complex dunes suggest that the intensity and direction of the wind has changed.

Sub-aqueous dunes Sub-aqueous ( underwater ) dunes form on a bed of sand or gravel under the actions of water flow.

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Common combinations with dunes

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Frequently asked questions

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Dunes means: plural of dune
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