slickenside
[ slik-uh n-sahyd ]
/ ˈslɪk ənˌsaɪd /
noun Geology.
a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
Words nearby slickenside
slice-of-life,
slicer,
slick,
slick as a whistle,
slicken,
slickenside,
slicker,
slickrock,
slickster,
slide,
slide fastener
British Dictionary definitions for slickenside
slickenside
/ (ˈslɪkənˌsaɪd) /
noun
a rock surface with a polished appearance and fine parallel scratches caused by abrasion during fault displacement
Word Origin for slickenside
C18: from dialect
slicken, variant of
slick +
side
Scientific definitions for slickenside
slickenside
[ slĭk′ən-sīd′ ]
A polished, striated rock surface formed by one rock mass sliding over another in a fault plane.