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| has gloss | (noun) upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil frost heaving, frost heave |
| has gloss | eng: Frost heaving (or frost heave) is the process by which the freezing of water-saturated soil causes the deformation and upward thrust of the ground surface . This process can damage plant roots through breaking or desiccation, cause cracks in pavement, and damage the foundations of buildings, even below the frost line. Moist, fine-grained soil at certain temperatures is most susceptible to frost heaving. |
| lexicalization | eng: frost heave |
| lexicalization | eng: frost heaving |
| subclass of | (noun) a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth geological phenomenon |
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| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Frosthebung |
| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Il criosollevamento (in inglese frost heaving oppure frost heave) è il processo tramite il quale il congelamento del suolo saturo dacqua causa una deformazione spingendo la superficie del suolo verso lalto . Questo processo può danneggiare le radici delle piante attraverso fratture o essiccamento, causando rotture nella pavimentazione, e danni alle fondazioni degli edifici, anche sotto la linea del frost . Il suolo umido, a grana fine, a certe temperature diventa più suscettibile al rigonfiamento del frost. |
| lexicalization | ita: criosollevamento |
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| similar | e/Frost heaving |
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| media:img | Frost upheaval.jpg |
| media:img | Permafrost stone-rings hg.jpg |
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