ALL meanings of varve
varve
V v - noun varve (in lake sediments) an annual deposit usually consisting of two layers, one of fine materials and the other of coarse. 1
- noun varve a typically thin band of sediment deposited annually in glacial lakes, consisting of a light layer and a dark layer deposited at different seasons 0
- noun varve either of the layers of sediment making up this band 0
- noun varve 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 0