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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries빙하 크리프
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bingha keuripeu
"빙하 크리프는 얼음의 지속적인 변형을 의미합니다."
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2 senses- 1
The slow, continuous deformation and downhill flow of a glacier or ice sheet under the influence of gravity.
"Scientists monitor the ice-creep of the glacier to predict potential structural shifts." - 2
The gradual movement or slippage of ice against fixed structures or foundations under sustained pressure.
"The design of the offshore drilling platform accounted for extreme ice-creep forces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English nouns 'ice' (from Old English īs) and 'creep' (from Old English crēopan, meaning to crawl or move slowly). Originally coined in glaciology and engineering contexts during the 19th century to describe the slow, plastic deformation and downhill movement of ice masses or structures under gravitational stress.
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fluage de la glace
Transliteration: flwaʒ de la glas
"Le fluage de la glace est un phénomène lent mais constant."
Eiskriechen
Transliteration: aɪ̯sˌkʁiːçn̩
"Das Eiskriechen beeinflusst die Stabilität des Gletschers."
scorrimento glaciale
Transliteration: skorriˈmento glaˈtʃale
"Lo scorrimento glaciale modella la valle sottostante."
fluencia del hielo
Transliteration: flue̞nˈsja del ˈje̞lo
"La fluencia del hielo deforma lentamente la estructura."
deformação lenta do gelo
Transliteration: defɔɾmaˈsãw ˈlẽtɐ du ˈʒelu
"A deformação lenta do gelo é estudada por glaciólogos."
बर्फ का प्रवाह
Transliteration: barf ka pravah
"ग्लेशियर में बर्फ का प्रवाह लगातार होता रहता है।"
冰 creep
Transliteration: bīng de qūhuǎn
Script: 冰川蠕变
"科学家们正在研究冰川蠕变现象。"
빙하 크리프
Transliteration: bingha keuripeu
"빙하 크리프는 얼음의 지속적인 변형을 의미합니다."
氷のクリープ
Transliteration: kōri no kurīpu
"氷のクリープ現象は構造物に影響を与える。"
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