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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLIFLUCTION

From Latin solum soil + fluctio act of flowing.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOLIFLUCTION

solifluction  [ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLIFLUCTION

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Solifluction is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOLIFLUCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

solifluction

Solifluction

In geomorphology, solifluction is a gradual mass wasting slope process, occurring in periglacial environments. In 1906 Johan Gunnar Andersson interpreted solifluction as a mass wasting process that occurs most commonly in colder climates where periods of freezing and thawing are regular occurrences. A type of creep process, solifluction describes the slow downslope movement of water-saturated sediment due to recurrent freezing and thawing of the ground, affected by gravity. Frost heave due to volumetric ice expansion and gelifluction during thaw settlement of the ground, cause gravity-induced shear deformation of sediment, associated with high pore-water pressures. The rates of solifluction movement are highly dependent on active layer thaw depths, ice content and the influence of meteorological conditions. The occurrence of solifluction is dependent on the composition of the slope; higher amounts of impermeable materials, such as silt and clay, are more prone to solifluction than soils with larger grain sizes that allow for greater filtration and less over-saturation.

Definition of solifluction in the English dictionary

The definition of solifluction in the dictionary is slow downhill movement of soil, saturated with meltwater, over a permanently frozen subsoil in tundra regions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOLIFLUCTION


abduction
æbˈdʌkʃən
affluxion
əˈflʌkʃən
conduction
kənˈdʌkʃən
construction
kənˈstrʌkʃən
deduction
dɪˈdʌkʃən
defluxion
dɪˈflʌkʃən
destruction
dɪˈstrʌkʃən
fluxion
ˈflʌkʃən
induction
ɪnˈdʌkʃən
instruction
ɪnˈstrʌkʃən
introduction
ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
obstruction
əbˈstrʌkʃən
production
prəˈdʌkʃən
Reconstruction
ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən
reduction
rɪˈdʌkʃən
reproduction
ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən
seduction
sɪˈdʌkʃən
solifluxion
ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən
suction
ˈsʌkʃən
traduction
trəˈdʌkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOLIFLUCTION

solidist
solidity
solidly
solidness
solids
solidum
solidungulate
solidungulous
solidus
solifidian
solifidianism
solifluxion
Solihull
soliloquies
soliloquise
soliloquiser
soliloquist
soliloquize
soliloquizer
soliloquy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOLIFLUCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
interaction
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of solifluction in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «solifluction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOLIFLUCTION

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The translations of solifluction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solifluction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

solifluction
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soliflucción
570 millions of speakers

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solifluction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

solifluction
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

solifluction
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солифлюкция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

solifluction
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

solifluction
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solifluxion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Solifluction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

solifluction
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土壌流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

solifluction
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Solifluction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

solifluction
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

solifluction
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉलif्लोक्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toprak akması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

solifluction
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solifluction
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соліфлюкція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

solifluction
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

solifluction
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

solifluction
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

solifluction
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

solifluction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of solifluction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLIFLUCTION»

The term «solifluction» is used very little and occupies the 153.343 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOLIFLUCTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about solifluction

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLIFLUCTION»

Discover the use of solifluction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solifluction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Periglaciation of Great Britain
11 Solifluction landforms in upland Britain Table 11.1: Characteristics of solifluction lobes on some Scottish mountains. Both upland and lowland landscapes in Britain have been substantially modified by solifluction, the slow downslope ...
Colin K. Ballantyne, 1994
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Permafrost International Conference: Proceedings
At least three reasons explain this: (1) The periglacial zone, particularly its maritime subarctic part, probably has the most rapid denudation of all climatic zones, due mainly to frost weathering and solifluction . (2) Such periglacial processes and ...
Kenneth B. Woods, 1966
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Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second ...
active lie almost entirely above or beyond the forest limit. Solifluction areas in North America are widespread and lie in the Far North. In Alaska, they are well developed in the central and northern part of the state. Well-developed solifluction ...
‎1973
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Earthworks: A Guide
.5.3 Solifluction deposits and shear surfaces Solifluction deposits were formed in a periglacial environment as a consequence of the high pore-pressures set up during thawing of surface soils and, as such, may mantle very gentle slopes ...
N. A. Trenter, 2001
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Geography: An Integrated Approach
Figure 5.12 Solifluction sheet in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon, Canada b head exposed in a cliff in south-west England soil, formed since ice age Figures. 14 Model of a river regime inaperiglacialarea laces 1. may also turn well-jointed rocks, ...
David Waugh, 2000
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Physical Geography
The word solifluction, which literally means “soil flow,” refers to the relatively slow downslope movement of water-saturated soil and/or regolith. Solifluction is most common in high-latitude or high-elevation tundra regions that have permafrost, ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Solifluction produces characteristic surface features involving lobes, terraces and sheets. Wherevegetation issparse or absent, sortedstripes (a kindof PATTERNED GROUND ) often develop onthe tread of these features. The most widespread ...
Andrew Goudie, 2013
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Geomorphology: The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes
Solifluction lobes Soil mantled hillslopes in periglacial environments are often festooned with lobate or terraced features that are reminiscent of gobs of frosting running down a cake. These are solifluction lobes, landforms produced by slow ...
Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers
Features and processes Among identified solifluction features, lobes and terraces are most commonly observed and are frequently associated with alpine periglacial environments (French, 1996). Solifluction lobes and terraces are reported in ...
Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, 2011
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Glossary of Geology
In binary systems without solid solutions, it is a straight line; in binary systems with solid solutions, it is a curved line or a combination of straight and curved lines. si>1i,lu,il (so-li-flu'-al) Said of debris resulting from solifluction (Baulig, 1957 , ...
Julia A. Jackson, James P. Mehl, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLIFLUCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solifluction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Montana Tech professor, students present at AGU Fall Meeting
Apple presented her research of these stripes, known as solifluction terraces, at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting in San Francisco in December, ... «Montana Tech, Jan 15»
2
DNR proposes salvage logging in 1285 acres of Carlton Complex …
... by gravity and that includes such gradual movements as creep and solifluction and such rapid movements as produce rockfalls, landslides, and mudflows.”. «Methow Valley News, Jan 15»
3
Climate Change, Effects and Impact on the Ghanaian Economy
On slopes of inclines, the removal of vegetal cover may accelerate solifluction or soil creep on the slopes. We need to encourage our rural dwellers to create ... «GhanaWeb, Sep 14»
4
The Sandpit: Department of Australia
I come from a land of slag heaps, black and susceptible to solifluction of acid rain and ” pea-souper fogs. Where just breathing was the equivalent of smoking 20 ... «Crikey, Jul 14»
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England's 100 best Views, by Simon Jenkins - review
... under his tutelage; I come away from his 100 Views with a pipeful of 'pargeting', 'reef knolls', 'shake holes', 'throughs' and 'solifluction' to smoke at my leisure. «Spectator.co.uk, Oct 13»
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Arctic alpine plants may survive in 'micro refuges' as temperatures rise
For example, the creep downhill of soil due to repeated freezing – also known as "solifluction" – can prevent crowberry, dwarf birch and juniper from growing in ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
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Kilpisjärvi: disturbing the plants
Another is disturbance; Luoto assessed each site for geomorphological disturbance such as cryoturbation (frost churn), solifluction (a type of frost creep), ... «environmentalresearchweb, Aug 13»
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Kilpisjärvi: visiting the classics
It's flat so there's little in the way of wind or water-related effects, and it's not steep enough for solifluction – the slow downhill movement of water-saturated ... «environmentalresearchweb, Aug 13»
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Three Sides of Everest
Less dramatic are the globular landforms known as solifluction (moving soil) lobes, where saturated soils have flowed slowly downward on steep mountain ... «Natural History Magazine, Jun 13»
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Antarctic Island Heavily Trashed
... entering into force in 1998, and is now being exposed anew by solifluction — a process by which soil saturated with water from melting frost oozes downslope. «Discovery News, Mar 13»

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