2. Adjective. (geology) Of or pertaining to the pressure exerted on soil or rocks by the freezing of water ¹
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Definition of Cryostatic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryostatic
Literary usage of Cryostatic
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)
"In Antarctica, cryostatic pressure apparently is responsible for the formation
of large ice masses from aperiodic saline discharges from the face of Taylor ..."
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