GLACIAL


Meaning of GLACIAL in English

adj. 1 of ice; icy. 2 Geol. characterized or produced by the presence or agency of ice. 3 Chem. forming icelike crystals upon freezing (glacial acetic acid). glacial epoch (or period) a period when ice-sheets were exceptionally extensive. glacially adv.

[ F glacial or L glacialis icy f. glacies ice ]

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