gley

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of gley in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Oksijenden yoksun bir yer altı su örtüsü tarafından sürekli doymuş halde tutulan toprak ya da kat

English - English

Definition of gley in English English dictionary

A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen

To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things

Asquint; askance; obliquely

A sticky, bluish-gray subsurface layer of clay found in some waterlogged soils. Sticky clay soil or soil layer formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils. Characteristic of poorly drained areas, gley soils contain reduced amounts of iron and other elements and are gray and mottled in colour

Synonyms

gleysol, gleisol

Etymology

[ 'glA ] (noun.) 1927. 1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.