The formation of channels or furrows in the surface of rocks by glacial action.
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释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > glaciation > [noun] > specific processes (8) grooving1877 The formation of channels or furrows in the surface of rocks by glacial action. outwash1884 Physical Geography. The washing of material out of a soil or deposit by the action of water; spec. the carrying of material out from a glacier by… ice-scouring1888 the action of an ice sheet or glacier in eroding the land and producing and shaping landforms; an instance or episode of this. plucking1893 The action of pluck, v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ice scour1899 = ice-scouring n. sapping1899 Physical Geography. Undermining by glacial erosion; (loosely) plucking; spec. erosion of rock slopes by frost action under the margins of a glacier. nivation1900 Erosion of the ground beneath and at the sides of a snow bank undergoing seasonal melting, resulting in the formation of a shallow depression. transfluence1949 The flow of glacial ice in quantity across a preglacial watershed with consequent severe erosion. |
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