noun
Meaning 1
The study of frozen ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
cryopedology
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History
Etymology
Term composed of cryo- + pedology first introduced by the American geologist Kirk Bryan (1888-1950) in "Cryopedology, the study of frozen ground and intensive frost-action, with suggestions on nomenclature," American Journal of Science, vol. 244, no. 9 (September 1, 1946), pp. 622-42.
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Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cornish: rewweresonieth — the study of frozen ground
- Portuguese: criopedologia — the study of frozen ground