duned

duned

English

Etymology

dune +‎ -ed

Adjective

duned (not comparable)

1. (geology) Featuring or formed into dunes.
   • 1912, William Mumford Gregory, Geological report on Arenac County, Issue 11, page 76,

     The banks are duned and are nearly 40 feet above the lake.

   • 1971, Royal Astronomical Society, The Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society‎, volume 22, page 153:

     These are related to positioning of the meter array on the form of the duned bed.

   • 1975, Joel S. Watkins, Michael L. Bottino, Marie Morisawa, Our Geological Environment, page 226,

     Duned coasts appear where sand accumulates on a beach faster than the waves can move the material alongshore.