Definition of solifluction in English:

solifluction

noun ˌsəʊlɪˈflʌkʃ(ə)nˌsɒlɪˈflʌkʃ(ə)nˌsɑləˈfləkʃən

mass nounGeology

The gradual movement of wet soil or other material down a slope, especially where frozen subsoil acts as a barrier to the percolation of water.
Example sentencesExamples
- In contrast to the soil creep of temperate regions, solifluction and gelifiuction are relatively rapid processes in periglacial regions and can result in the active development of slopes.
- The land surface's extent is uncertain, but there is probably a north-south strip five to ten metres wide parallel to the valley edge, buried, and protected from the effects of ploughing, by chalk solifluction sediments.
- A combination of land submergence, coastal erosion, and solifluction had caused the deterioration of certain houses and their associated midden deposits.
- This material is unsorted and is usually mixed with other transported material from the same sources including slopewash, solifluction, or trampling.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin solum 'soil' + fluctio(n-) 'flowing', from the verb fluere 'to flow'.

Definition of solifluction in US English:

solifluction

nounˌsäləˈfləkSHənˌsɑləˈfləkʃən

Geology

The gradual movement of wet soil or other material down a slope, especially where frozen subsoil acts as a barrier to the percolation of water.
Example sentencesExamples
- This material is unsorted and is usually mixed with other transported material from the same sources including slopewash, solifluction, or trampling.
- A combination of land submergence, coastal erosion, and solifluction had caused the deterioration of certain houses and their associated midden deposits.
- In contrast to the soil creep of temperate regions, solifluction and gelifiuction are relatively rapid processes in periglacial regions and can result in the active development of slopes.
- The land surface's extent is uncertain, but there is probably a north-south strip five to ten metres wide parallel to the valley edge, buried, and protected from the effects of ploughing, by chalk solifluction sediments.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin solum ‘soil’ + fluctio(n-) ‘flowing’, from the verb fluere ‘to flow’.

单词	solifluction
释义	Definition of solifluction in English: solifluction noun ˌsəʊlɪˈflʌkʃ(ə)nˌsɒlɪˈflʌkʃ(ə)nˌsɑləˈfləkʃən mass nounGeology The gradual movement of wet soil or other material down a slope, especially where frozen subsoil acts as a barrier to the percolation of water. Example sentencesExamples In contrast to the soil creep of temperate regions, solifluction and gelifiuction are relatively rapid processes in periglacial regions and can result in the active development of slopes. The land surface's extent is uncertain, but there is probably a north-south strip five to ten metres wide parallel to the valley edge, buried, and protected from the effects of ploughing, by chalk solifluction sediments. A combination of land submergence, coastal erosion, and solifluction had caused the deterioration of certain houses and their associated midden deposits. This material is unsorted and is usually mixed with other transported material from the same sources including slopewash, solifluction, or trampling. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin solum 'soil' + fluctio(n-) 'flowing', from the verb fluere 'to flow'. Definition of solifluction in US English: solifluction nounˌsäləˈfləkSHənˌsɑləˈfləkʃən Geology The gradual movement of wet soil or other material down a slope, especially where frozen subsoil acts as a barrier to the percolation of water. Example sentencesExamples This material is unsorted and is usually mixed with other transported material from the same sources including slopewash, solifluction, or trampling. A combination of land submergence, coastal erosion, and solifluction had caused the deterioration of certain houses and their associated midden deposits. In contrast to the soil creep of temperate regions, solifluction and gelifiuction are relatively rapid processes in periglacial regions and can result in the active development of slopes. The land surface's extent is uncertain, but there is probably a north-south strip five to ten metres wide parallel to the valley edge, buried, and protected from the effects of ploughing, by chalk solifluction sediments. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin solum ‘soil’ + fluctio(n-) ‘flowing’, from the verb fluere ‘to flow’.
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