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Definitions

  1. 1. cliff
  2. 2. rock

Words Containing 岩

棕眉山岩鹨
zōng méi shān yán liù

(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)

小岩洞
xiǎo yán dòng

grotto

凿岩机
záo yán jī

rock drill

玄武质熔岩
xuán wǔ zhì róng yán

basalt

含油岩
hán yóu yán

oil bearing rock

悬岩
xuán yán

cliff

金伯利岩
jīn bó lì yán

Kimberlite (geology)

岩床
yán chuáng

bedrock

枕岩漱流
zhěn yán shù liú

see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]

砾岩
lì yán

conglomerate (geology)

熔岩流
róng yán liú

lava flow

叠层岩
dié céng yán

stromatolite

龙岩市
lóng yán shì

Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian

贺兰山岩鹨
hè lán shān yán liù

(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)

粉砂岩
fěn shā yán

siltstone

黄岩区
huáng yán qū

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

岩画
yán huà

rock painting

伟晶岩
wěi jīng yán

pegmatite

辉绿岩
huī lǜ yán

diabase (geology)

岩屑
yán xiè

(rock) debris

油页岩
yóu yè yán

oil shale

捕虏岩
bǔ lǔ yán

xenolith (geology)

岩层
yán céng

rock strata

岩雷鸟
yán léi niǎo

(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

岩鸽
yán gē

(bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)

岩沙海葵毒素
yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù

palytoxin

岩仓使节团
yán cāng shǐ jié tuán

the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871)

珍珠岩
zhēn zhū yán

perlite

灰岩柳莺
huī yán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)

岩径
yán jìng

mountain path

蛇绿岩
shé lǜ yán

ophiolite (geology)

流纹岩
liú wén yán

rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)

浊积岩
zhuó jī yán

turbidite (geology)

岩石圈
yán shí quān

lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)

岩流圈
yán liú quān

asthenosphere (geology)

岩鹭
yán lù

(bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)

超基性岩
chāo jī xìng yán

ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates)

枕状玄武岩
zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology)

石灰岩
shí huī yán

limestone

高原岩鹨
gāo yuán yán liù

(bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)

深成岩
shēn chéng yán

plutonic rock

熔岩湖
róng yán hú

lava lake

溶岩流
róng yán liú

lava flow

吕岩
lǚ yán

Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet

岩浆岩
yán jiāng yán

igneous rock

碳酸岩
tàn suān yán

carbonate rock (geology)

非层岩
fēi céng yán

unstratified rock

磷酸盐岩
lín suān yán yán

phosphorite

碎屑岩
suì xiè yán

clastic rock (geology)

岩手县
yán shǒu xiàn

Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

岩浆
yán jiāng

lava

裸岩
luǒ yán

bare rock

页岩气
yè yán qì

shale gas

层岩
céng yán

stratified rock

浮岩
fú yán

pumice

岩盐
yán yán

rock salt

砂岩
shā yán

sandstone

白云岩
bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

岩溶
yán róng

(geology) karst

泥岩
ní yán

mudstone

岩浆流
yán jiāng liú

lava flow

鸲岩鹨
qú yán liù

(bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)

橄榄岩
gǎn lǎn yán

peridotite (geology)

大理岩
dà lǐ yán

marble

岩石层
yán shí céng

rock stratum

沙岩
shā yán

sandstone

熔岩穹丘
róng yán qióng qiū

magma dome

片麻岩
piàn má yán

gneiss

火山岩
huǒ shān yán

volcanic rock

褐岩鹨
hè yán liù

(bird species of China) brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens)

黄岩岛
huáng yán dǎo

Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)

蛇绿混杂岩
shé lǜ hùn zá yán

ophiolite (geology)

岫岩满族自治县
xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

板岩
bǎn yán

slate

棕胸岩鹨
zōng xiōng yán liù

(bird species of China) rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata)

龙岩地区
lóng yán dì qū

since 1983, Longyan, county-level city, Fujian

云岩区
yún yán qū

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

龙岩
lóng yán

Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian

泥质岩
ní zhì yán

mudstone (geology)

页岩
yè yán

shale

熔融岩浆
róng róng yán jiāng

magma

岩石
yán shí

rock

岩土体
yán tǔ tǐ

gneiss

熔岩
róng yán

lava

造岩矿物
zào yán kuàng wù

rock-forming mineral

磨石粗砂岩
mó shí cū shā yán

millstone grit

戈氏岩鹀
gē shì yán wú

(bird species of China) Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii)

岩燕
yán yàn

(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

云岩
yún yán

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

岩羊
yán yáng

bharal

侵入岩
qīn rù yán

intrusive rock

变质岩
biàn zhì yán

metamorphic rock (geology)

泥质页岩
ní zhì yè yán

mudstone

灰岩残丘
huī yán cán qiū

mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)

月岩
yuè yán

moon rock

玄武岩
xuán wǔ yán

basalt (geology)

岩石学
yán shí xué

petrology

凿岩
záo yán

(rock) drilling

栗背岩鹨
lì bèi yán liù

(bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)

硅质岩
guī zhì yán

siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)

岩壑
yán hè

rocky mountain valley

黄岩
huáng yán

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

片岩
piàn yán

schist

火成岩
huǒ chéng yán

igneous rock (geology)

岩仓
yán cāng

Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name

沉积岩
chén jī yán

sedimentary rock (geology)

黑喉岩鹨
hēi hóu yán liù

(bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)

斑岩
bān yán

porphyry (geology)

岩穴
yán xué

grotto

喷出岩
pēn chū yán

extrusive rock (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩带
shé lǜ hùn zá yán dài

ophiolite belt (geology)

领岩鹨
lǐng yán liù

(bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

基岩
jī yán

bedrock

岩手
yán shǒu

Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

灰岩鹪鹛
huī yán jiāo méi

(bird species of China) limestone wren-babbler (Napothera crispifrons)

纯色岩燕
chún sè yán yàn

(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)

淡灰眉岩鹀
dàn huī méi yán wú

(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)

蛇纹岩
shé wén yán

serpentine (geology)

岩滨鹬
yán bīn yù

(bird species of China) rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)

安山岩
ān shān yán

andesite (geology)

攀岩
pān yán

rock climbing

岫岩县
xiù yán xiàn

Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

黑曜岩
hēi yào yán

obsidian (mining)

花岗岩
huā gāng yán

granite