infilling

English

Etymology 1

From infill +‎ -ing.

Verb

infilling

1. present participle and gerund of infill

Etymology 2

From infill +‎ -ing and/or in- +‎ filling.

Noun

infilling (plural infillings)

1. infilled material
   • 1994, F. Clark Howell, “A Chronostratigraphic and Taxonomic Framework of the Origins of Modern Humans”, in Matthew H. Nitecki, Doris V. Nitecki, editors, Origins of Anatomically Modern Humans‎^[1], Plenum Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 268:

     In central Shandong, Qizian Hill Cave (Yiyuan county) in the Tumen karst area yields fauna in infillings at several localities, and in the Xiaya Cave group, situated some 5-15 m above the valley floor, human remains are also known.

Anagrams

• filling in