glacial
31glacial — (adjective) a) Of or relating to the presence and activities of ice and glaciers, as in glacial erosion. b) Pertaining to distinctive features and materials produced by or derived from glaciers and ice sheets, as in glacial lakes.… …
32glacial — 1. adjective /ɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/ a) of, or relating to glaciers Progress on judicial reform has been glacial, meeting enormous resistance. b) Very slowly. 2. noun /ɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/ of the Pleistocene period domina …
33glacial — adj. Glacial is used with these nouns: ↑deposit, ↑erosion, ↑pace …
34glacial — (adj) (Intermedio) que tiene temperatura muy baja Ejemplos: Los meteorólogos pronostican la nieve y viento glacial. Este invierno tuvimos unos días realmente glaciales. Sinónimos: helado, gelido …
35glacial — [ gleɪsɪəl, ʃ(ə)l] adjective 1》 relating to ice, especially in the form of glaciers. 2》 extremely cold. ↘unfriendly or unemotional. 3》 Chemistry denoting pure organic acids (especially acetic acid) which form ice like crystals on freezing.… …
36glacial — /ˈgleɪʃəl / (say glayshuhl), /ˈgleɪsiəl / (say glayseeuhl) adjective 1. characterised by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. 2. due to or associated with the action of ice or glaciers. 3. of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets …
37Glacial Lake Bassano — was formed in the Late Pleistocene during the deglaciation of south central Alberta by the impoundment of the re established proglacial drainage system and addition of glacial meltwater. It is associated with the development of through flowing… …
38Glacial motion — is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an important role in sculpting many landscapes. Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to 30 m/day, observed on …
39Glacial acid — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… …
40Glacial drift — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… …
