Nivation

[nahy-vey-shuh n] /naɪˈveɪ ʃən/

noun, Geology.
1.
erosion resulting from the action of frost beneath a snowbank.
/naɪˈveɪʃən/
noun
1.
the weathering of rock around a patch of snow by alternate freezing and thawing

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