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(geology) The mechanical breakup and churning of rock or soil due to repeated freezing and thawing of water within its cracks.
Use gelifraction when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gelifraction means (geology) The mechanical breakup and churning of rock or soil due to repeated freezing and thawing of water within its cracks.
Common synonyms include congeliturbation, cryoclasty.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use gelifraction where its definition matches the intended context.
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