frost heaving
frost heaving noun: an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil.
Noun
frost heaving (usually uncountable, plural frost heavings)
- An upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil.
frost heaving meaning in Tamil
frost heaving in Tamil
- உறைபனியால் பரப்புருமாற்றம்
Forms of frost heaving
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Questions about frost heaving
- What does frost heaving mean?
- Frost heaving means an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards the surface, upwards from the depth in the soil where freezing temperatures have penetrated into the soil.
- What is frost heaving in Tamil?
- Frost heaving in Tamil is உறைபனியால் பரப்புருமாற்றம். See Frost heaving meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is frost heaving?
- Frost heaving is a noun.
- What is the plural of frost heaving?
- The plural of frost heaving is frost heavings.
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