regelation
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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
I question, however, the statement, that regelation takes place by the freezing of a film of water between the fragments.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various
“Has the theory of regelation been put to the proof?” asked Lewis, with a degree of interest in glaciers which he had never before felt.
From Rivers of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Indeed, it was new welded by regelation since the sun’s rays had disappeared.
From The Silent Barrier by Louis Tracy
