English Explanatory Dictionary

solifluction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

Word forms

solifluction solifluctions solifluxion

Etymology

From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”).

Related words

gelifluction slud

Derived words

solifluctional
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