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/kənˈd͡ʒɛlɪˌfɹækʃən/ · noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water..
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.
Use congelifraction when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Congelifraction means the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water..
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The rubble is produced by intense frost riving, or congelifraction (Bryan, 1946, p. 640), of the bedrock.
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