English Explanatory Dictionary

congelifraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.

Pronunciation

/kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən/

Word forms

congelifraction

Etymology

Coined by Kirk Bryan in 1946 in "Cryopedology—the study of frozen ground and intensive frost action with suggestions on nomenclature" in the American Journal of Science, volume 244, pages 622–642.

Related words

gelifraction congelifractate
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