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Definition of Solifluction
1. Noun. (geology) Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil on top of an impermeable layer slowly moving downhill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Solifluction
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solifluction
Literary usage of Solifluction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"solifluction areas in North America are widespread and lie in the Far North. ...
Although solifluction lobes are widespread and the processes of ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1916)
"The most widely contrasting major features produced by solifluction are even
slopes and ... In the region under discussion solifluction slopes are typically ..."
3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Coarse fragmentary material and rock debris in which diamonds are concentrated
occur on the brow of solifluction terraces. solifluction enriches the ..."
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