slumpage

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

slump +‎ -age

Noun[edit]

slumpage (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The act or result of slumping or sinking down.
    • 1974, United States. Dept. of the Interior. Office of Economic Analysis, Deregulation of natural gas prices:
      The soil slumpage due to fluid removal and to explosives used in seismic exploration cannot always be mitigated.

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