Definition of gley in English:

gley

noun ɡleɪɡlā

Soil Science

A sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically grey to blue in colour.
an overlying bed of cemented gley
count noun the soils are predominantly peaty gleys
Example sentencesExamples
- Seasonal water-table variation is invoked to account for the formation of characteristic gley soils.
- There is no record of more humid climate indicators (e.g. coals, gley sols, etc.).
- The mottling does not have the classic red and grey colours of gley soils, typically formed in waterlogged soils.
- The names used - gley podsol, for example - are not in common use and are difficult to define in a few words.

Origin

1920s: from Ukrainian, 'sticky blue clay'; related to clay.

Definition of gley in US English:

gley

nounɡlā

Soil Science

A sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically gray to blue in color.
an overlying bed of cemented gley
count noun the soils are predominantly peaty gleys
Example sentencesExamples
- Seasonal water-table variation is invoked to account for the formation of characteristic gley soils.
- The mottling does not have the classic red and grey colours of gley soils, typically formed in waterlogged soils.
- There is no record of more humid climate indicators (e.g. coals, gley sols, etc.).
- The names used - gley podsol, for example - are not in common use and are difficult to define in a few words.

Origin

1920s: from Ukrainian, ‘sticky blue clay’; related to clay.

单词	gley
释义	Definition of gley in English: gley noun ɡleɪɡlā Soil Science A sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically grey to blue in colour. an overlying bed of cemented gley count noun the soils are predominantly peaty gleys Example sentencesExamples Seasonal water-table variation is invoked to account for the formation of characteristic gley soils. There is no record of more humid climate indicators (e.g. coals, gley sols, etc.). The mottling does not have the classic red and grey colours of gley soils, typically formed in waterlogged soils. The names used - gley podsol, for example - are not in common use and are difficult to define in a few words. Origin 1920s: from Ukrainian, 'sticky blue clay'; related to clay. Definition of gley in US English: gley nounɡlā Soil Science A sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically gray to blue in color. an overlying bed of cemented gley count noun the soils are predominantly peaty gleys Example sentencesExamples Seasonal water-table variation is invoked to account for the formation of characteristic gley soils. The mottling does not have the classic red and grey colours of gley soils, typically formed in waterlogged soils. There is no record of more humid climate indicators (e.g. coals, gley sols, etc.). The names used - gley podsol, for example - are not in common use and are difficult to define in a few words. Origin 1920s: from Ukrainian, ‘sticky blue clay’; related to clay.
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