regelation
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When the attachments of pressed ice are broken, the continuity of the mass is restored by the regelation of the new contiguous surfaces.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
It is this same principle of regelation which enables men to cross snow bridges in safety.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
“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 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
It is formed in water, and not from the cementing and regelation of the powdery crystalline snow, as is glacier ice.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
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 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
