SOLIFLUCTION


Meaning of SOLIFLUCTION in English

[ ˌsɒlɪ'flʌkʃ(ə)n , ˌsəʊlɪ- ]

■ noun Geology the gradual movement of wet soil down a slope.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. solum 'soil' + fluctio(n-) 'flowing', from fluere 'to flow'.

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