slickenside
1slickenside — [slik′ən sīd΄] n. [dial. slicken, var. of SLICK + SIDE] Geol. a smooth, polished rock surface produced by friction, pressure, or cleavage …
2Slickenside — [ 400px|thumb|right|Slickensides developed on the surface of a small fault in quartzite in the Alpujarras] In pedology, the study of soils in their natural environments, a slickenside is a surface of the cracks produced in soils containing a high …
3slickenside — noun Etymology: English dialect slicken smooth (from 2slick) + English side Date: 1822 a smooth often striated surface produced on rock by movement along a fault or a subsidiary fracture usually used in plural …
4slickenside — /slik euhn suyd /, n. Geol. a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane. [1760 70; SLICK2 + EN3 + SIDE1] * * * …
5slickenside — noun A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another …
6slickenside — 1. A polished, commonly striated rock surface within a fault plane, produced due to friction during fault movement. The striae give an indication of the fault movement direction [9]. 2. A polished fault plane with grooves due to relative… …
7slickenside — noun Geology a polished and striated rock surface that results from friction along a fault or bedding plane. Origin C18: from a dialect var. of slick + side …
8slickenside — slick·en·side …
9slickenside — slick•en•side [[t]ˈslɪk ənˌsaɪd[/t]] n. gel a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane • Etymology: 1760–70; dial. slickenslick (adj.) +side …
10slickenside — /ˈslɪkənsaɪd/ (say slikuhnsuyd) noun a polished rock surface caused by one rock mass sliding over another …
