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ventifact (VEN-tuh-fakt) - n., a stone shaped or polished by wind-driven sand.
Most often found in arid regions, especially deserts, where there's not as much vegetation to block the sand. Can be little pebbles or striking landscape features. Coined in 1911 after the model of artifact from Latin venti-, combining form of ventus, wind + factum, something made.
---L.
Most often found in arid regions, especially deserts, where there's not as much vegetation to block the sand. Can be little pebbles or striking landscape features. Coined in 1911 after the model of artifact from Latin venti-, combining form of ventus, wind + factum, something made.
---L.
