different between solifluction vs earthflow

solifluction

English

Etymology

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Noun

solifluction (plural solifluctions)

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

Related terms

  • gelifluction

See also

  • slud

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earthflow

English

Etymology

earth +? flow

Noun

earthflow (plural earthflows)

  1. A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.

See also

  • mudflow
  • lahar

Anagrams

  • earthwolf

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