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noun
- Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
- 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology http://books.google.com/books?id=SQwrhRu4ZHwC, ISBN 9026518706, page 157:
- Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate.
Translations: - French: pergélisol ,
- French, permafrost
- German: Permafrostboden
Etymology: (perma-) + (frost)
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