| 单词 | frost riving |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrost riving frost riving n. Geomorphology the splitting or shattering of rock by the repeated freezing and thawing of water contained in crevices, joints, pores, etc.; cf. frost-riven at Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1892 Christian Union 14 May 932/1 Almost every stone will be slate, a material, when not friable, most enduring in our frost-riving clime. 1935 J. H. Bretz in L. A. Boyd Fiord Region East Greenland 174 Frost riving is prominent in every outcrop. 2012 O. Wings et al. in A. Richter & M. Reich Dinosaur Tracks 2011 131 To prevent frost riving during winter, all tracks were first filled with plastic sheets and sand, then covered by tarps and about 20–30 cm of sand. < as lemmas |
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