Definition
The process of soil churning and rearrangement caused by repeated freezing and thawing in cold environments.
Etymology
The noun form of congeliturbate, derived from Latin 'congel-' and 'turbatio' (disturbance). Established in geological literature in the mid-20th century to describe permafrost-related soil dynamics.
Kelly Says
Congeliturbation explains why patterned ground in the Arctic looks like nature's abstract art—hexagons and stripes forming naturally without any creature making them. It's a sculptural process that takes centuries.
Translations
ARالعربية
خلط التجمد
khilth at-tajmud
BNবাংলা
শীতলন
shee-tol-on
CACatalà
congeliturbació
kon-zhe-li-too-bah-syohn
CSČeština
zmrazování
zmra-zo-va-ni
DADansk
frysebevægelse
froy-se-be-vay-gelse
DEDeutsch
Gefrieren
ge-frie-ren
ELΕλληνικά
παγεμάρα
pa-ge-ma-ra
ESEspañol
congeliturbación
kon-heh-li-tuhr-bah-syohn
FAفارسی
منجمد
man-jed-mad
FISuomi
jäätyminen
ja-a-ty-min-en
FRFrançais
congéliturbation
kɔ̃ʒelitaʁbəsjɔ̃
HIहिन्दी
शीतलन
sheetal-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembekuan
pem-be-ku-an
ITItaliano
congelitubazione
kon-zhe-li-too-bah-syohn
JA日本語
凍結攪乱
don-ketsu-ko-ran
KO한국어
동결혼란
dong-gyeol-hon-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
pengembunan
pen-gem-bu-nan
NLNederlands
vriesbeweging
vries-be-weh-ging
NONorsk
frysning
fritz-ning
PLPolski
zmrażanie
zmra-za-nie
PTPortuguês
congelitubação
kon-zhe-li-too-bah-syohn
RORomână
congeliturbare
kon-zhe-li-too-bah-reh
RUРусский
заморозко
za-mo-roz-koh
SVSvenska
frysning
fritz-ning
SWKiswahili
kuwavi
ku-wa-vi
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ச்சி
ku-li-r-chi
TEతెలుగు
చల్లగా
chal-la-ga
THไทย
การแช่แข็ง
gaan-kran-kaeng
TLTL
pag-igisa
pa-gi-i-sa
TRTürkçe
buzlanma
bu-zlan-ma
UKУкраїнська
замерзання
za-mer-zan-nya
ZH中文
冻结扰动
dòng jié rǎo dòng