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Definition of Boulder

1. Noun. A large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin.

2. Noun. A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town.

Definition of Boulder

1. n. Same as Bowlder.

Definition of Boulder

1. Noun. A large piece of stone that can theoretically be moved if enough force is applied. ¹

2. Noun. (geology) A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale ¹

3. Verb. To engage in bouldering ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boulder

1. to climb up large rocks [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Boulder

1. 1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble. 2. A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift. Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders. Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders. Origin: Cf. Sw. Bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. Buldre, dial. Sw. Bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. Akin to E. Bellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boulder

bouillabaisses bouilli bouillion bouillis bouillon bouillon cube bouillons bouk bouks boul

boula boulangerie boulangerite boulangerites bould boulder (current term) boulder clay boulder fern boulder opal boulder opals

bouldered boulderer boulderers bouldering boulderless boulderlike boulders boulderstone bouldery bouldly

Literary usage of Boulder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"In 1888 Mr. Clement Reid and Mr. HN Ridley found that the patch of boulder Clay noticed by Belt above the Palaeolithic deposits was 1 ..."

2. The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man by James Geikie (1894)
"One boulder-clay in Saxony—Summary. IN the preceding chapter some account ... I have already expressed a doubt as to whether the boulder-clays in question ..."

3. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1913)
"The Tungsten Deposits of boulder County.—Some wolframite occurs in the gold-bearing ... The tungsten mining in boulder County is of recent origin but has ..."

4. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, a Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1858)
"FOE the greater part of a quarter of a century I had been finding organisms in abundance in the boulder-clay, but never anything organic that unequivocally ..."

5. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"The boulder.— About a quarter mile further VV. is an isolated boulder of quartz, which has excited much interest and curiosity in the district. ..."

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