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单词 slickenside
释义

slickenside

noun

slick·​en·​side ˈsli-kən-ˌsīd How to pronounce slickenside (audio)
: a smooth often striated surface produced on rock by movement along a fault or a subsidiary fracture
usually used in plural

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The 150-foot-long and 75-foot-tall surface is one of the largest chert slickensides exposures in California. Thomas Graham, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

English dialect slicken smooth (from slick entry 1) + English side

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

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