glaciotectonics
glaciotectonics noun: the structural deformation of rocks and sediments as a direct consequence of glacial movement or glacial loading.
Noun
glaciotectonics (uncountable)
- The structural deformation of rocks and sediments as a direct consequence of glacial movement or glacial loading.
- Glaciotectonics became a very popular area of research in The Netherlands during the 1950s due to the ice-shoved ridges being the most dominant topographic features in an otherwise flat country.2008, A Geophysical Investigation of Large-scale Glaciotectonic Deformation, →ISBN, page 2
- The study of glaciotectonics expanded significantly in the middle twentieth century, primarily in Europe and North America, and by the late twentieth century had become an integrated part of glacial theory.2011, Vijay P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Umesh K. Haritashya, Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, →ISBN, page 445
Origin of glaciotectonics
From glacio- + tectonics.
Questions about glaciotectonics
- What does glaciotectonics mean?
- Glaciotectonics means the structural deformation of rocks and sediments as a direct consequence of glacial movement or glacial loading.
- What part of speech is glaciotectonics?
- Glaciotectonics is a noun.
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