glaciation

Variant of glaciate

glaciate definition

gla·ci·ate (glā′s̸hē āt′, -sē-)

transitive verb glaciated -·at′ed, glaciating -·at′·ing

    1. to cover over with ice or a glacier
    2. to form into ice; freeze
  2. to expose to or change by glacial action

Etymology: < L glaciatus, pp. of glaciare, to turn into ice, freeze: see glacial & -ate

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.