glacial Definition
gla·cial (glā′s̸həl; chiefly Brit, -sē əl)
adjective
- of or like ice or glaciers
- of or produced by a glacier or a glacial epoch or period
- freezing; frigid glacial weather
- cold and unfriendly a glacial stare
- as slow as the movement of a glacier glacial progress
- Chem. having an icelike, crystalline appearance
Etymology: L glacialis, icy, frozen < glacies, ice < IE *glag-, partial redupl. of base *gel-, to freeze > cold
glacial Related Forms
gla′·cially adverb
glacial Synonyms
glacial Usage Examples
Preposition: till
deposit: The tunnel was excavated through a potentially unstable embankment of glacial till deposits with granite boulders utilizing hand excavation from within a Greathead shield.
Adjective modifier
- Icelandic: Icelandic Glacial will be launching in the UK in August 2005 and will be distributed through premium retail outlets, hotels and restaurants.
- last: The Last Glacial reached its maximum at about 22,000 yr BP.
Modifies a noun
- moraine: Sea Rush near the pile of glacial moraine which guarded the second area of marsh behind.
- geomorphology: A research paper on the evolution of the glacial geomorphology has been published in Quaternary Science Reviews.
- meltwater: However, in the Himalaya upwards of 80 % of flow in the major longitudinal rivers is glacial meltwater.
- landform: We walked up to Easedale Tarn to look at glacial landforms left from the last ice age.
- erosion: Although there is no direct evidence of glacial erosion, the area would have been covered during the Ice Age.
- drift: In some areas, notably much of Ireland, glacial drift has covered up the useful walling stone.
Modifying Another Word
late: The Late Glacial in Europe: pathways to complexity?
Used with adjective complement
include: These include glacial, fluvial and a mixed group of periglacial deposits known as " Head "
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