Gley
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡleɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gley is a noun meaning (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
Meaning
(soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
More Meanings
- (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.
- (Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
Example Sentences
“Muckle lang gleyed Sanny Fite,” shouted the stranger
Word Forms
- gleys
- glei
- gleying
- gleyed
Synonyms for gley
Depending on context, synonyms include gleisol.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humic, gleization, bleicherde, glauberite, glauconite, geosol.
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