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flysch

/flɪʃ/

flysch noun: a series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

Noun (1)

flysch (plural flysches)

  1. A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
    • Most of the structures and textures observed at Ponkapoag section have been noted in turbitite and flysch sequences.1934, Gerald E. Schultz, Geology and Paleontology of a Late Pleistocene Basin in Southwest Kansas, page 232

Noun (2) capitalized: Flysch

Flysch (uncountable)

  1. A set of tertiary strata in the Alps.
    • The lower part of the rock section over which you have just climbed is the Flysch: dark grey slaty rocks that come out in small shards if you pick at them with your fingers.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 84

flysch meaning in Tamil

flysch in Tamil

மணல் மாக்கல் பாறைத்தொடர்

Forms of flysch

pluralflysches

Origin of flysch

From German fließen (“to flow, to melt”).

Words formed from flysch

Words that rhyme with flysch

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Questions about flysch

What does flysch mean?
Flysch means a series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
What is flysch in Tamil?
Flysch in Tamil is மணல் மாக்கல் பாறைத்தொடர். See Flysch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flysch?
Flysch is a noun.
How do you pronounce flysch?
Flysch is pronounced /flɪʃ/.
What is the plural of flysch?
The plural of flysch is flysches.

Words near flysch in the dictionary

  1. flyrod
  2. flyrodder
  3. flyrodders
  4. flyrods
  5. flys
  6. flysch
  7. flysches
  8. flyschlike
  9. flyschoid
  10. flyschoidal
  11. flyscreen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flysch (page history and authors); Flysch (page history and authors); flysch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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