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solifluction

Syllabification: (so·li·fluc·tion)
Definition of solifluction

noun

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.

Origin:

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

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