regelation
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These facts are the exact complements of those of "regelation;" for here, two moist surfaces of ice being brought into close contact, their liquid liberty is destroyed and the surfaces freeze together.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
But this theory of regelation, although unquestionably true, and although it exercises some influence on glacier motion, does not, in my opinion, alone account for it.
From Rivers of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Although the effect of pressure is so small, it produces, as is well known, remarkable results in the motion of glaciers, the moulding and regelation of ice, and many other phenomena.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Then again, what I have described as 'intrusive layers of blue ice' was a remarkable feature; one could imagine that these layers represent surfaces which have been transformed by regelation under hot sun and wind.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
It was moist and soft, in fact in a condition altogether favourable for the "regelation" of its granules.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
