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erraticA stone or boulder, glacially transported from place of origin and left in an area of different bedrock composition.
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erraticlate 14c., "wandering, moving," from Old French erratique "wandering, vagrant" (13c.) and directly from Latin erraticus "wandering, straying, roving," from erratum " [..]
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erraticwandering or veering from a set course.
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erraticn. A large, isolated boulder left behind by a glacier.
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erraticliable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; &q [..]
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erraticadj. Irregular.
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erratica large, extremely heavy boulder found in an area of entirely different geology. As the boulder clearly did not form in this area it must have come from another, and source areas are usually pinpointe [..]
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erraticLarge rocks or other debris deposited by a glacier, usually in an area far removed from its source. Commonly used to indicate a big chunk of debris which is clearly out of place and shouldn't eve [..]
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erratic(n) - a large misplaced boulder whose composition does not match with the composition of the bedrock below it
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erraticA boulder that has been carried from its source by a glacier and deposited as the glacier melted. Thus, the boulder is often of a different rock type from surrounding types. Escarpment:
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erraticA boulder that has been carried from its source by a glacier and deposited as the glacier melted. Thus, the boulder is often of a different rock type from surrounding types.
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erratic(adj) liable to sudden unpredictable change(adj) having no fixed course(adj) likely to perform unpredictably
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erraticA large, isolated boulder left behind by a glacier.
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erraticEither a piece of visible gold or a large glacial boulder. Escrowed shares
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erraticLarge rock or boulder carried by water or glaciers and left behind.
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erratic
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent
''Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.''
Deviating from the common course in opinio [..]
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erraticA large, heavy boulder found in an area of different geology to surrounding rock, believed to
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