slide — a) A category of mass movement processes, associated sediments (slide deposit), or resultant landform (e.g., rotational slide, translational slide, and snowslide) characterized by a failure of earth, snow, or rock under shear stress along one … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
translational debris slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (translational debris slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely unconsolidated earthy… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
translational earth slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (translational earth slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely unconsolidated earthy… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
translational rock slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (translational rock slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely consolidated rock bodies … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
rotational slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (rotational slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely soil rock materials, portions of… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
rotational debris slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (rotational debris slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely unconsolidated earthy… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
rotational earth slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (rotational earth slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely unconsolidated earthy… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
rotational rock slide — The mass movement process, associated sediments (rotational rock slide deposit), or resultant landform characterized by an extremely slow to moderately rapid type of slide, composed of comparatively dry and largely consolidated rock bodies,… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
landslide — /land sluyd /, n., v., landslid, landslid or landslidden, landsliding. n. 1. the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope. 2. the mass itself. 3. an election in which a particular victorious… … Universalium
Landslide classification — There have been known various classifications of landslides and other types of mass wasting.For example, the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology distinguishes the following types of landslies: *fall (by undercutting) *fall (by… … Wikipedia
