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shrinkage limit [′shriŋ·kij ‚lim·ət]

(geology)

That moisture content of a soil below which a decrease in moisture content will not cause a decrease in volume, but above which an increase in moisture will cause an increase in volume.

shrinkage limit

Of a soil, that water content at which a reduction in water content will not cause a decrease in the volume of the soil mass, but an increase in water content will cause an increase in the volume of soil mass.

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