solifluction
[soh-l
uh
-
fluhk
-sh
uh
n, sol-
uh
-]
/ˌsoʊ ləˈflʌk ʃən, ˌsɒl ə-/
noun
,
Geology
1.
creep
(def 22a).
Origin
1915-20;
<
Latin
sol
(
um
) soil +
-i-
-i-
+
fluctiōn-
a flowing (stem of
fluctiō
), equivalent to
fluct
(
us
) (see
fluctuate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
British Dictionary definitions for
solifluction
solifluction
/
ˈsɒlɪˌflʌkʃən;
ˈsəʊlɪ-
/
noun
1.
slow downhill movement of soil, saturated with meltwater, over a permanently frozen subsoil in tundra regions
Word Origin
C20: from Latin
solum
soil +
fluctio
act of flowing