GLACIOLOGY


Meaning of GLACIOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌglā-shē-ˈä-lə-jē, -sē- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin glacies + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

Date: 1889

: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs

• gla·ci·o·log·i·cal -ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• gla·ci·ol·o·gist -ˈä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.