cryopedology en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study of frozen ground.
Translations (2)
pt criopedologia (the study of frozen ground) · kw rewweresonieth (the study of frozen ground)