solifluction

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

solifluxion

fluage du sol

mouvement du sol

Synonymes

solifluxion

sludging

slipping of soil

soil movement

mud stream

mudspate

soilflow

mudflow

soil fluction

Traductions

Solifluktion

زحْل التربة

solifluxió

Erdfließen

Bodenbewegung

Bodenfliessen

Bodenfließen

movimento del suolo

scivolamento di terreno

soliflussione

deslize do solo

movimento do solo

Étymologie (Anglais)

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