Glacial

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or produced by a glacier.
  • adjective. Extremely slow, like the movement of a glacier.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Characterized or dominated by the existence of glaciers. Used of a geologic epoch.
  • adjective. Pleistocene.
  • adjective. Extremely cold; icy: synonym: cold.
  • adjective. Having the appearance of ice.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Lacking warmth and friendliness.
  • adjective. Coldly detached.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Icy; consisting of ice; frozen; hence, resembling ice; figuratively, having a cold, glassy look or manner.
  • In geology, referring to ice; associated with the geological agency of ice.
  • Of or relating to a glacier or an ice-sheet.
  • In chem., assuming the solid state as a result of concentration: used chiefly of certain acids (as acetic, sulphuric, and phosphoric acids) which are commonly seen as liquids but solidify at low temperatures when concentrated by removal of water.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers.
  • adjective. Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds.
  • adjective. an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
  • adjective. earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder drift.
  • adjective. a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. See Glacier theory, under Glacier.
  • adjective. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, or relating to glaciers
  • adjective. very slow
  • adjective. cold and icy
  • adjective. having the appearance of ice
  • adjective. cool and unfriendly
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. relating to or derived from a glacier
  • adjective. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
  • adjective. extremely cold
  • Word Usage
    "I would be interested for your explanation of atmospheric gas bubbles and volcanic ash in glacial ice."
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