Definition of Hummocking

1. n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice.

Definition of Hummocking

1. Noun. The formation of hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hummocking

1. hummock [v] - See also: hummock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hummocking

hummerite
hummers
hummin
humming
humming-bird
humming-birds
humming-top
humming bird's trumpet
humming top
hummingbird
hummingbird moth
hummingbirds
hummings
hummock
hummocked
hummocking (current term)
hummocks
hummocky
hummum
hummums
hummus
hummuses
humogen
humogens
humongoid
humongous
humor
humor aquosus
humor vitreus
humoral

Literary usage of Hummocking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Personal by Elisha Kent Kane (1854)
"This convulsion gave me an opportunity of witnessing, upon a scale which perhaps exceeded that of any previous experience, the operation called hummocking. ..."

2. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack: From the History of the First U.S. Grinnell by Elisha Kent Kane (1815)
"... of hummocking at the open water, though it is a distance of nearly or quite two miles. We are looking to our approaching disruption with absorbing ..."

3. The Climate of Canada and Its Relations to Life and Health by William Hales Hingston (1884)
"The hummocking goes on till, by an unseen force beneath, layer is piled upon layer. Blocks of seemingly solid ice are twisted and curled or thrust up from ..."

4. The Law of Equivalents in Its Relation to Political and Social Ethics by Edward Payson (1888)
"... bright spots in strong contrast with the periods that precede or follow them. The hummocking process, described by Dr. Kane in his account of the ..."

5. The Law of Equivalents in Its Relation to Political and Social Ethics by Edward Payson (1888)
"The hummocking process, described by Dr. Kane in his account of the exploring expedition which he conducted, affords an illustration in point. ..."

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