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- [gley]
- /gleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gley]
- /gleɪ/
Definitions of gley word
- noun gley a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation. 1
- noun gley A sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically gray to blue in color. 1
- noun gley a bluish-grey compact sticky soil occurring in certain humid regions 0
- noun gley a sticky, compact, clayey soil that sometimes develops in highly humid regions 0
- noun gley (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen. 0
- verb gley (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil. 0
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Origin of gley
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; < Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; cognate with Byelorussian, Russian dialect gleĭ, Serbo-Croatian glêj; akin to clay1
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Parts of speech for Gley
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gley popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.