congelifraction
noun
con·gel·i·frac·tion
kən¦jelə¦frakshən
plural -s
: splitting of the soil by freezing and thawing compare congeliturbation
Word History
Etymology
congeli- (from Latin congelare) + fraction (breaking)
- by some distance
- by some miracle
- by someone's reckoning
- by stealth
- by step
- by storm
- by the boatload
- by the book
- by the by
- by the bye
- by the count of
- by the day
- by the hand
- by the head
- by the heels
- by the name of
- by the numbers
- by the rules
- by the same token
- by the score
- by the seat of one's pants
- by the skin of one's teeth
- by the sweat of one's brow
- by the time
- by the way