slip face

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slip face [′slip ‚fās]

(geology)

The steeply sloping leeward surface of a sand dune. Also known as sandfall.

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No references found			The exposures on the interior of the large parabolic dune (Figures 3 and 5c) clearly indicate that in this case the Inceptisol formed on the slip face of a parabolic dune. The history of dune growth and migration along the Southeastern shore ... by Hansen, Edward C.; Arbogast, Alan F.; Yurk, Brian / Michigan Academician The steep dip angles indicate that this surface was a former slip face and gives the first evidence of the development of dunes with significant topographical relief. Geomorphological History of Massive Parabolic Dunes, Van Buren State ... by OORT, MARTIN VAN; ARBOGAST, ALAN; HANSEN, EDWARD C.; HANSEN, BEN / Michigan Academician			slime disease Slime Flux slime fungus slime gland slime mold sliming slimline lamp Sling sling psychrometer sling thermometer Slingbox Slinger Slingshot slink Slinko, Mikhail Slinko, Mikhail Gavrilovich Slip slip additive slip bedding slip block slip casting slip clay slip cleavage Slip Coupling slip direction slip face slip feather slip flow slip fold slip form slip forming slip friction clutch slip joint slip line slip match slip mortise slip newel slip pew slip piece slip plane slip ratio slip ring Slip rings slip road slip sheet slip sill slip speed slip stone slip surface slip tongue slip velocity			slip back slip back slip back slip band slip band slip band slip band slip band slip bedding slip between the cracks slip block slip by slip by slip by slip by slip carriage slip casting slip clay slip cleavage slip clutch slip coach Slip Coupling Slip cover Slip critical joint Slip Decision slip direction Slip dock slip down slip down slip dress slip face slip feather slip feather slip five slip flow slip flow slip fold slip form slip forming slip forms slip friction clutch slip friction clutch slip from slip from virtue Slip gauge slip hernia slip hernia slip hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip in slip in Slip indicator Slip indicator slip into slip into slip into slip into Slip joint Slip knot

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