Meanings
Gamburtsevs1
- pluralplural of Gamburtsev
Gamburtsevs2
- pluralplural onlyA mountain range in Dome A, Antarctic Plateau, East Antarctica, Antarctica, the magnitude of the Alps, completely buried under kilometres of glacier, under the Antarctic ice cap.
Synonyms: Gamburtsev Ghost Mountain Range, Gamburtsev Ghost Mountains, Gamburtsev Mountain Range, Gamburtsev Mountains, Gamburtsev Range, Gamburtsev Sub-Glacial Mountain Range, Gamburtsev Sub-glacial Mountain Range, Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountain Range
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA mountain range in Dome A, Antarctic Plateau, East Antarctica, Antarctica, the magnitude of the Alps, completely buried under kilometres of glacier, under the Antarctic ice cap.
Origin
Gamburtsevs · proper noun
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Gamburtsevs · proper noun
- RussianГа́мбурцев
- EnglishGamburtsevs
From Gamburtsev, from Russian Га́мбурцев (Gámburcev). Named after Soviet seismologist Grigory Gamburtsev. Coined by Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Gamburtsevs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gamburtsevs
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