Varve Definition

värv
noun
An annual layer of sedimentary material deposited in lakes and fiords by glacial meltwaters, consisting of two distinct bands of sediment deposited in summer and winter.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Varve

Noun

Singular:
varve
Plural:
varves

Origin of Varve

  • Swedish varv layer from varva to bend from Old Norse hverfa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Swedish varv (“layer").

    From Wiktionary

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