Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > mechanics > mechanics of solids > deformation > creep
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physics of energy phenomena > mechanics > mechanics of solids > deformation > creep
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > creep
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > creep

Preferred term

creep  

Definition

  • In geomorphology, creep is a noun in terms of process as well as a verb in terms of velocities. Apart from the creep of glacier ice, two kinds of creep processes are of interest to geographers: (1) the mass-movement downhill creep of rock, sediment, soil, and snow and (2) the aseismic creep, or slow movement along part of a normally earthquake-producing fault or on a volcano. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Creep]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/creep

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD