English dictionary

stoss Meaning & Definition

What Does Stoss Mean?

As an adjective, stoss means Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée. Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment. It can also mean Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.

Stoss Definition (Adjective)

Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée. Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.
Used to describe one side of roche moutonnée.
Used to describe one side of a subaerial dune or subaqueous ripple in sediment.

Synonyms of Stoss

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Word Forms & Grammar

stoss (not comparable)

Words That Rhyme With Stoss

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Origin of Stoss

Borrowed from German stoss-, from stossen (“to push”). Further from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (extended from *(s)tew-).