solifluction noun. [sɒlɪ'flʌkʃ(ǝ)n] Also solifluxion. E20.
[from Latin solum ground, earth + -I- + fluct- pa. ppl stem of fluere flow: see -ION.]
Physical Geography. The gradual movement of waterlogged soil etc. down a slope, esp. where the subsoil is frozen and acts as a barrier to the percolation of water. Cf. SLUDGING 3.

■ solifluctional adjective pertaining to or produced by solifluction E20.

■ soliflucted adjective that has moved by solifluction M20.

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