CONGELIFRACTION


Meaning of CONGELIFRACTION in English

/keuhn jel'euh frak"sheuhn/ , n. Geol.

the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.

[ congelifract ( congel ( are ) (see CONGEAL) + -I- + L fract ( us ) broken; see FRACTURE) + -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .