English Explanatory Dictionary

gelifraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mechanical breakup and churning of rock or soil due to repeated freezing and thawing of water within its cracks

Word forms

gelifraction

Synonyms

congeliturbation cryoclasty

Related words

congelifraction
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