NIVATION


Meaning of NIVATION in English

/nuy vay"sheuhn/ , n. Geol.

erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.

[ 1895-1900; niv- (s. of nix ) snow + -ATION ]

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