solifluction

[ soh-luh-fluhk-shuh n, sol-uh- ]
/ ˌsoʊ ləˈflʌk ʃən, ˌsɒl ə- /

noun Geology.

creep(def 22a).

Origin of solifluction

1915–20; < Latin sol(um) soil + -i- -i- + fluctiōn- a flowing (stem of fluctiō), equivalent to fluct(us) (see fluctuate) + -iōn- -ion

Words nearby solifluction

solidify, solidity, solidungulate, solidus, solifidian, solifluction, solifugid, solihull, soliloquize, soliloquy, soliman

British Dictionary definitions for solifluction

solifluction

solifluxion

/ (ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən, ˈsəʊlɪ-) /

noun

slow downhill movement of soil, saturated with meltwater, over a permanently frozen subsoil in tundra regions

Word Origin for solifluction

C20: from Latin solum soil + fluctio act of flowing