Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,903,407,830 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ingression

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Financial 0.01 sec.
Ingression 

the penetration of low-lying coastal land by seawater when the sea level rises or the shore submerges. Ingres-sive shores, characterized by broken coastlines, form as a result of ingression. Depending on the origin of the low-lying areas, the shores are classified as glacial, fluvial, eolian, and structuraldenudational.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The fault slip, which caused permanent land subsidence of several meters (3) and ingression of sea water, resulted in the displacement of most survivors, many of whom were forced to live in temporary camps on higher ground for periods of more than a year.
Acute diarrhea in children after 2004 tsunami, Andaman Islands by Roy, Subarna; Bhattacharya, Debdutta; Ghoshal, S.R.; Thanasekaran, K.; Bharadwaj, A.P.; Singhania, M / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The sol-gel coating acts as a barrier to the ingression of moisture and chloride ions from the electrolyte.
Hybrid Sol-gel corrosion inhibitors a novel approach to corrosion ... by Gichuhi, Tony; Balgeman, Andrew; Adams, Amanda; Prince, Shonda / JCT CoatingsTech
Every year, abundance of water during the monsoon causes disasters like floods and river bank erosions, and scarcity of freshwater during the dry season causes salinity ingression, drought," and other problems, he said.
Fresh water in Asia a challenge by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.