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Meaning of congelifraction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən

Definitions

the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.

uncountable

Examples

“The rubble is produced by intense frost riving, or congelifraction (Bryan, 1946, p. 640), of the bedrock.”
“Congelifraction occurs in mountains where frosts and thaws alternate.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

congeliturbation congemination Congener congeneracy congeneration congeneric

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