Gley

/ɡleɪ/

Translation of "gley" into Russian

Noun

/ɡleɪ/

gley

gleys pl

The soil in this area is rich in gley.

Почва в этом районе богата глеем.

Verb

/ɡleɪ/

gley

gleys

gleyed Past Simple / Past Participle

gleying Gerund

глеевать

The soil begins to gley due to poor drainage.

Почва начинает глеевать из-за плохого дренажа.

Additional translations

глеить

Noun

/ɡleɪ/

A type of soil that is waterlogged and has a bluish-gray color due to the reduction of iron compounds.

The farmer had difficulty growing crops in the field because the soil was predominantly gley.

A soil horizon that is waterlogged and shows bluish-grey coloration produced under anaerobic conditions.

The gley at 40 cm depth showed that the site had been saturated for years.

Verb

/ɡleɪ/

To become waterlogged and develop a blue-grey color due to the reduction of iron in the soil, typically as a result of poor drainage.

The soil began to gley after several weeks of heavy rain, indicating poor drainage in the area.

To cause (soil) to become waterlogged and develop the characteristic bluish-grey colour.

Continual flooding can gley the upper layers of the field.

Adjective

/ɡleɪ/

(Of soil) waterlogged and displaying the characteristic bluish-grey colour caused by reduced iron compounds.

The gley soil limited root growth and oxygen supply.