solifluction

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”).[1]

Noun

solifluction (countable and uncountable, plural solifluctions)

  1. (geology) Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

See also

References
  1. “solifluction”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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