anthroturbation

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noun

The disturbance of the soil and/or crust by human activity (mining etc)

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Meanings

nounanthroturbation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyThe disturbance of the soil and/or crust by human activity (mining etc)

Origin

From anthro- + turbation.

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APA

anthroturbation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroturbation

MLA

“anthroturbation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroturbation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthroturbation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthroturbation.

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