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nivation

[nahy-vey-shuhn]

noun

Geology.

  1. erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.

nivation

/ Բɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the weathering of rock around a patch of snow by alternate freezing and thawing

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nivation1

1895–1900; < Latin niv- (stem of nix ) snow + -ation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nivation1

C19: from Latin nix, stem niv- snow

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