[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004