regelation

Example Sentences

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Indeed, it was new welded by regelation since the sun’s rays had disappeared.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

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 Tyndall, John

In fact, regelation will confer upon it all the appearance of viscosity.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, 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

There is nothing new in it, except a few additional pages about "regelation," and also "gravity."

From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary