Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthflow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: earth-flow
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.

Example Sentences

"[A] rockflow involving at least 1.5 million m3 of material moved down the Uchau-Su river valley into the sea within a day. Some mudflows are so viscous that they come to a halt in the stream channel. On slopes, soilflow or earthflow depend[…]"

Etymology

From earth + flow.

Inflected Forms

earthflows (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mudflow lahar

Synonyms

soilflow

Questions

What does earthflow mean?: A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.
Where does earthflow come from?: From earth + flow.

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