Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for congelifraction. Search instead for congelifract.

congelifraction

American  
[kuhn-jel-uh-frak-shuhn] / kənˌdʒɛl əˈfræk ʃən /

noun

Geology.
  1. the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.


Etymology

Origin of congelifraction

congelifract (< Latin congel ( āre ) ( see congeal) + -i- + Latin fract ( us ) broken; see fracture) + -ion

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training