solifluction

English

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Etymology

From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”).[1]

Noun

solifluction (countable and uncountable, plural solifluctions)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ “solifluction”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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