Plucking

(geology) A process of glacial erosion which involves the penetration of ice or rock wedges into subglacial niches, crevices, and joints in the bedrock; as the glacier moves, it plucks off pieces of jointed rock and incorporates them. Also known as glacial plucking; quarrying.

The direct removal of loose bedrock by the impact of water or by incorporation into glacier ice. Since the tensile strength of ice is low, plucking generally occurs only when the rock is jointed and weathered. Some writers prefer to use the term quarrying rather than plucking.

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Pluck or plucking may refer to:

• Plucking (hair removal), the removal of hair, fur, or feathers
• Feather-plucking, a behavior in birds
• Plucking Post as used by birds of prey to dismember their prey.
• Plucking (glaciation), a process related to glaciers
• Pluck (card game), a card game
• Pluck (offal), from the thoracic cavity of livestock
• One of two U.S. Navy ships named USS Pluck
• Pizzicato, a method of playing string instruments
• Pluck (software) - cms written in PHP

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