{i} member of a Caucasian people of central Europe (characterized by a heavy body structure, broad head, and straight to wavy hair)
{s} of or pertaining the Alps; of or pertaining to downhill skiing; of or pertaining to the Alpine peoples of central Europe (Anthropology)
(n) Make of car stereo from a Japanese-based company From the name of the manufacturers of the top in-car speaker systems "Sit back and let the Alpine blast" -- Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Summertime [1991])
(a) [geomorphology] - (adjective) Characteristic of, or resembling the European Alps, or any lofty mountain or mountain system, especially one so modified by intense glacial erosion as to contain cirques, horns, etc (ex alpine lake) GG; (b) (not recommended as a landform term) An ecological community term for high-elevation plant communities SW & GG
In gardening, plants native to northern mountain regions Back to alphabetical list
Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland. grassy, alpine meadows
Alpines are small flowering plants that grow high up on mountains and are sometimes grown in gardens. There are many different types of alpines. relating to the Alps (=a mountain range in central Europe) or to mountains in general (alpinus, from Alpes )
relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany"
living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers" relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany" relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports
a) Any glacier in a mountain range except an ice cap or ice sheet It usually originates in a cirque and may flow down into a valley previously carved by a stream Compare - continental glacier GG b) (not preferred - refer to U-shaped valley): (relict) - landforms or sediments formed, modified or deposited by a glacier in or on mountains or high hills that has since melted away Compare - glacial-valley floor, glacial-valley wall SW
Mountain-building event that affected a broad segment of southern Europe and the Mediterranean region during the middle Tertiary period. It produced intense metamorphism, crumpling of rock strata, and uplift accompanied by faulting. It was responsible for the elevation of the present Alps, from which the name derives, the uplifting of plateaus in the Balkan Peninsula and in Corsica and Sardinia, and volcanic activity in England, France, Iceland, and parts of Italy
Class of competitive ski events consisting of speed events (the downhill and the supergiant slalom) and technical events (the slalom and giant slalom). Speed events are contested in single runs down longer, steeper, faster courses, with fewer turns than those featured in the technical events. Alpine skiing was first included in the Olympic Games in 1936. See also cross-country skiing; Nordic skiing