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Soil Piled After Shifting The Earth For Example Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
ELLIPSOID which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ELLIPSOID
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "ELLIPSOID" which means:
- noun
- • A surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles adjective satellite
- • Having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid adjective
- • Shaped like an ellipse; elliptical.
- • Of or pertaining to an ellipse; elliptic.
- • Having the tridimensional shape of an ellipse rotated on its long axis.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The earth is an oblate ellipsoid."
- • "I used an ellipsoid shape to model the planet in my science project."
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| The Guardian Cryptic17 May 2006 | Across 15 | |
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1 | A foreign mother piled on the years without a blemish
The Guardian Cryptic -
15 Apr 2015 | The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Apr 2015 |
2 | A gardening technique where soil is piled around the base of a plant | |
3 | Geological phenomenon involving the shifting of Earth's tectonic plates | |
4 | Items that are piled
New York Times -
17 Aug 1994 | New York Times / 17 Aug 1994 |
5 | Product that becomes an item to which it's applied after shifting the last letter one spot down in the alphabet
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31 Oct 2020 | New York Times / 31 Oct 2020 |
6 | Rubbish piled up — or rocks piled up
The Guardian Quiptic -
08 May 2023 | The Guardian Quiptic / 08 May 2023 |
7 | Shifting piece of the earth's crust
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11 Oct 2010 | New York Times / 11 Oct 2010 |
