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Definition of Hummocking
1. n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice.
Definition of Hummocking
1. Noun. The formation of hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hummocking
1. hummock [v] - See also: hummock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hummocking
Literary usage of Hummocking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Personal by Elisha Kent Kane (1854)
"This convulsion gave me an opportunity of witnessing, upon a scale which perhaps
exceeded that of any previous experience, the operation called hummocking. ..."
2. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack: From the History of the First U.S. Grinnell by Elisha Kent Kane (1815)
"... of hummocking at the open water, though it is a distance of nearly or quite
two miles. We are looking to our approaching disruption with absorbing ..."
3. The Climate of Canada and Its Relations to Life and Health by William Hales Hingston (1884)
"The hummocking goes on till, by an unseen force beneath, layer is piled upon layer.
Blocks of seemingly solid ice are twisted and curled or thrust up from ..."
4. The Law of Equivalents in Its Relation to Political and Social Ethics by Edward Payson (1888)
"... bright spots in strong contrast with the periods that precede or follow them.
The hummocking process, described by Dr. Kane in his account of the ..."
5. The Law of Equivalents in Its Relation to Political and Social Ethics by Edward Payson (1888)
"The hummocking process, described by Dr. Kane in his account of the exploring
expedition which he conducted, affords an illustration in point. ..."
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