SLICKENSIDE


Meaning of SLICKENSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsli-kən-ˌsīd ]

noun

Etymology: English dialect slicken smooth (from slick ) (II) + English side

Date: 1822

: a smooth often striated surface produced on rock by movement along a fault or a subsidiary fracture — usually used in plural

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.