slickenside

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounslickenside (plural slickensides)

plural slickensides

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

slickenside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickenside

MLA

“slickenside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickenside. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slickenside,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slickenside.

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