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slickenside

slickenside noun: a smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another.

Noun

slickenside (plural slickensides)

  1. A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another

slickenside meaning in Tamil

slickenside in Tamil

பிளவு நழுவுத்தளம்

Forms of slickenside

pluralslickensides

Questions about slickenside

What does slickenside mean?
Slickenside means a smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another.
What is slickenside in Tamil?
Slickenside in Tamil is பிளவு நழுவுத்தளம். See Slickenside meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is slickenside?
Slickenside is a noun.
What is the plural of slickenside?
The plural of slickenside is slickensides.

Words near slickenside in the dictionary

  1. slickems
  2. slicken
  3. slickened
  4. slickening
  5. slickens
  6. slickenside
  7. slickensided
  8. slickensides
  9. slicker
  10. slicker brush
  11. slicker brushes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slickenside (page history and authors); slickenside (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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