solifluction

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noun

Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

OriginLatin solum →
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Meanings

nounsolifluction (countable and uncountable, plural solifluctions)

plural solifluctions · alternative solifluxion

  1. countableuncountablegeographySoil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slud

Origin

  1. Latinsolum“soil”
  2. Englishsolifluction

From Latin solum (“soil”) + -i- + fluctiō (“act of flowing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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