English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrofracture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water

verb

To weather by repeated freezing and thawing

Word forms

hydrofracture hydrofractures hydrofracturing hydrofractured

Etymology

From hydro- + fracture.

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