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slick·en·sides
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Webster Dictionary
Slickensidesnoun
the smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another
Slickensidesnoun
a variety of galena found in Derbyshire, England
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Slickensides
slik′en-sīdz, n. the smooth, polished, or striated, and generally glazed surfaces of joints and faults in rocks, considered to have been produced by the friction of the two surfaces during the movement of the rock.—adj. Slick′ensided. [Sleek.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slickensides in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slickensides in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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