Thalwegとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• talweg

語源

Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) +‎ Weg (“way, course”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːlvɛç/, /ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/, /ˈθɑːlwɛɡ/^{[1] [2]}
  • (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/

名詞

thalweg (複数形 thalwege または thalwegs)

1. (geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

使用する際の注意点

• The alternative spelling talweg is consistent with the German spelling reform of 1901. ^[1]

Further reading

• thalweg on Wikipedia.

参照

• 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN
• 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, →ISBN