English Explanatory Dictionary

glaciation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
  2. A particular instance of glacier formation.
  3. The act of freezing.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡleɪsiˈeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glaciation.wav

Word forms

glaciation glaciations

Etymology

From French glaciation, from glace (“ice”).

Derived words

deglaciation Elster glaciation Elsterian glaciation interglaciation Mindel glaciation neoglaciation periglaciation reglaciation
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