Usually means: Friction-polished fault surface striations.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. slickenside: Merriam-Webster
  2. slickenside: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. slickenside: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. slickenside: Collins English Dictionary
  5. slickenside: Wiktionary
  6. slickenside: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. slickenside: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. slickenside: Dictionary.com
  9. Slickenside: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. slickenside: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. slickenside: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. slickenside: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Coal Mining Terms (No longer online)
  2. slickenside: Canadian Soil Information System

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▸ noun:  (geology) A smooth, striated rock surface caused by the friction of one mass sliding over another

Similar:
slide, striation, slickrock, sheeting, rolling stone, stick-slip, glacial polish, slud, sleeking, slicker, more...

Types:
striation, groove, couloir, chute, more...

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Similar:
slide, striation, slickrock, sheeting, rolling stone, stick-slip, glacial polish, slud, sleeking, slicker, more...

Types:
striation, groove, couloir, chute, more...



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