earthflow
earthflow · earthflows
A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with…A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
Meaning
1 sensesA downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
Origin
From earth + flow.From earth + flow.
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Forms
plural: earthflows| Singular | earthflow |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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