solifluction

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sō′lə fluk′shən, sol′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
so•li•fluc•tion  (sō′lə fluk′shən, sol′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologycreep (def. 17a).
  • Latin sol(um) soil + -i- -i- + fluctiōn- a flowing (stem of fluctiō), equivalent. to fluct(us) (see fluctuate) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
solifluction, solifluxion / ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən ˈsəʊlɪ-/
  1. slow downhill movement of soil, saturated with meltwater, over a permanently frozen subsoil in tundra regions
Etymology: 20th Century: from Latin solum soil + fluctio act of flowing
'solifluction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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