glaciological

Variant of glaciology

glaciology definition

☆ gla·ci·ol·ogy (glā′s̸hē äl′ə jē, -sē-)

noun

  1. the scientific study of the formation, movements, etc. of glaciers
  2. the glacial formations of a particular region

Etymology: glacio- (< glacier) + -logy

Related Forms:

  • glaciological gla′·cio·log′i·cal (-s̸hē ə läj′i kəl, -sē-) adjective
  • glaciologist gla′·ci·ol′o·gist noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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