Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
solifluction — [säl΄ə fluk′ shən, sō΄lifluk′shən] n. a more rapid form of soil creep, often found near a glacier, in which saturated soil slips over hard or frozen layers … English World dictionary
Solifluction — In geology, solifluction, also known as soil fluction or soil creep , is a type of mass wasting where waterlogged sediment slowly moves downslope over impermeable material. It can occur in any climate where the ground is saturated by water,… … Wikipedia
solifluction — solifluxion ou, moins bien, solifluction [sɔliflyksjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. Av. 1923 (Larousse); angl. solifluction (1906, Andersson); du lat. solum « sol », et fluctio « écoulement ». ❖ ♦ Géol. Glissement du s … Encyclopédie Universelle
solifluction lobe — An isolated tongue shaped feature up to 25 m wide and 150 m or more long, formed by rapid solifluction on certain sections of a slope showing variations in gradient. This feature commonly has a steep (e.g., 15° 60°) front and a relatively… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
solifluction sheet — A broad deposit of nonsorted, water saturated, locally derived material that is moving or has moved downslope, en masse. Stripes are commonly associated with solifluction sheets. Compare: stripe. NRC … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
solifluction terrace — A low step with a straight or lobate front, the latter reflecting local differences in rate of flow. A solifluction terrace may have bare mineral soil on the upslope part and folded under organic matter in both the seasonally thawed and the… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
solifluction — noun Etymology: Latin solum soil + i + fluction , fluctio act of flowing, from fluere to flow more at fluid Date: 1906 the slow creeping of saturated fragmental material (as soil) down a slope that usually occurs in regions of perennial frost … New Collegiate Dictionary
solifluction — /soh leuh fluk sheuhn, sol euh /, n. Geol. creep (def. 17a). [1915 20; < L sol(um) soil + i I + fluction a flowing (s. of fluctio), equiv. to fluct(us) (see FLUCTUATE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
solifluction — noun Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil on top of an impermeable layer slowly moving downhill … Wiktionary
solifluction — a mass movement of soil in periglacial areas when upper layers thaw in summer and are lubricated in comparison to the permafrost below … Geography glossary
