Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

argilliturbation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: argilli-tur-ba-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixing process in clay rich soils subjected to cycles of wet and dry, whereby the soil expands when wet and contracts as it dries, causing soil, stones and artefacts to move up and down.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At SBA-1807 and SBA-2061, these processes include bioturbation, argilliturbation, chemical weathering, downslope movement, natural addition of faunal remains to the midden, wildfires, trampling, grading, plowing, and discing."
"In extreme situations, argilliturbation can result in a surface stone pavement (Johnson and Hester 1972, Muhs 1982)."
"A site′s stratigraphy can become thoroughly churned if this argilliturbation process takes place over and over for hundreds or thousands of years."

Etymology

From Latin argilla (“clay”) + turbation.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: argilla

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

aeroturbation aquaturbation bioturbation cryoturbation faunalturbation floralturbation graviturbation

Questions

What does argilliturbation mean?: A mixing process in clay rich soils subjected to cycles of wet and dry, whereby the soil expands when wet and contracts as it dries, causing soil, stones and artefacts to move up and down.
Where does argilliturbation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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