Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mass wasting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
mass wast-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity

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What does mass wasting mean?
the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity

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