巨石(boulder,又見巨礫、漂石之稱)在地質學上,指石塊。部分巨石小至用手也可移動或滾動,其它則非常巨大。
在日常應用,巨石大得連人也推不動。較小的石塊,通常只稱為岩石(rock)或者叫做石頭(stone)。Boulder一字,源於中古英語bulder,bulder大機會源於斯堪的納維亞方言瑞典文bullersten。Bullersten,意即嘈雜的石頭(想像大石在河流,導致水在周圍咆哮)。Bullersten來自bullra(咆哮,參見荷蘭語bulderen,同義)sten(石頭)。
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