nivation
erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.
Origin of nivation
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How to use nivation in a sentence
Thus far only those volcanoes have been considered which have been modified by nivation.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah BowmanThe process of nivation, or snow erosion, does not always produce visible effects.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah BowmanHe has adequately shown the manner in which that phase of nivation is expressed which we find at the border of the snow.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah BowmanIt would at first sight appear impossible to distinguish between these changes through the results of nivation.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
British Dictionary definitions for nivation
/ (naɪˈveɪʃən) /
the weathering of rock around a patch of snow by alternate freezing and thawing
Origin of nivation
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