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congelifraction

/kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən/

congelifraction noun: the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.

Noun

congelifraction (uncountable)

  1. the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
    • The rubble is produced by intense frost riving, or congelifraction (Bryan, 1946, p. 640), of the bedrock.1960, Arthur T. Fernald, "Geomorphology of the Upper Kuskokwim region, Alaska", U.S. Geological Survey, Geological Survey Bulletin, issue 1071, page 215
    • Congelifraction occurs in mountains where frosts and thaws alternate.2007, QA International, Understanding the Earth, →ISBN, page 73

Origin of congelifraction

Coined by Kirk Bryan in 1946 in "Cryopedology—the study of frozen ground and intensive frost action with suggestions on nomenclature" in the American Journal of Science, volume 244, pages 622–642.

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Questions about congelifraction

What does congelifraction mean?
Congelifraction means the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
What part of speech is congelifraction?
Congelifraction is a noun.
How do you pronounce congelifraction?
Congelifraction is pronounced /kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən/.

Words near congelifraction in the dictionary

  1. congeing
  2. congelation
  3. congelations
  4. congelative
  5. congelifract
  6. congelifraction
  7. congelifracts
  8. congeliturbation
  9. congemination
  10. congener
  11. congeneracy

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