Turbation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Turbation is a noun meaning (geology) The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation.
Meaning
(geology) The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation.
Example Sentences
With the onset of the rainy season, swelling closes the cracks, more rapidly in the upper horizons than further down. Trapped material eventually expands inside the soil body causing distortion, convulsion, and churning of the mass (turbation).
Word Forms
- turbations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include graviturbation, argilliturbation, triture, bouzillage, tilther, rototilling.
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