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liquefaction
noun as in condensation
Strongest match
Weak match
noun as in dissolution
noun as in fusion
Example Sentences
If the seller or their agent knows that the property is on a seismic hazard zone that is subject to strong ground shaking, soil liquefaction or landslide, the information must be disclosed, according to the state Department of Real Estate.
Basin, sits in what’s known as a liquefaction zone.
Liquefaction occurs when shaking from an earthquake effectively turns the land into quicksand.
Liquefaction can cause structures to tilt, or it can lead to a more dramatic phenomenon known as “lateral spreading” in which buildings on suddenly fluid soil slide down gentle slopes, such as toward river banks.
There’s no mention of those possibilities in the feasibility study, but Wilkerson said that’s because it came out before liquefaction zone maps were better understood.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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