Definitions for glacial
ˈgleɪ ʃəlglacial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glacialadjective

   relating to or derived from a glacier

   "glacial deposit"

2. frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintryadjective

   devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

   "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

3. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

   extremely cold

   "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glacialadjective

   of, or relating to glaciers

2. glacialadjective

   very slowly

3. glacialadjective

   cold and icy

4. glacialadjective

   having the appearance of ice

5. glacialadjective

   cool and unfriendly

6. Glacialnoun

   Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.

7. Etymology: From glacial, from glacialis, from glacies.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glacialadjective

   Icy; made of ice; frozen.

   Etymology: glacial, French; glacialis, Latin.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glacial

   A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials, on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate between glacial periods. The Last Glacial Period ended about 15,000 years ago. The Holocene is the current interglacial. A time with no glaciers on Earth is considered a greenhouse climate state.

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1. glacial

   Glacial refers to anything related to glaciers - large masses of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow over a long period of time. Thus, "glacial" may refer to phenomena, processes or attributes characterised by, or related to, these huge ice formations, their movement and impact on the surrounding environment, or the epoch in which glaciers covered vast areas of the earth's surface, also known as the Ice Age. Moreover, in a figurative context, "glacial" can describe something as being very slow-moving, extremely cold, or emotionally detached and cool.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glacialadjective

   pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena

2. Glacialadjective

   resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids

3. Etymology: [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Glacial

   glā′shi-al, adj. icy: frozen: pertaining to ice or its action, esp. to glaciers.—ns. Glā′cialist, one who attributes the phenomena of the drift in geology to the action of glaciers; Glāciā′tion, the act of freezing: ice: the process of becoming covered with glaciers. [Fr.,—L. glacialis—glacies, ice.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of glacial in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of glacial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of glacial in a Sentence

1. Azizullah Chitrali:

   I steer (them) to protect our communities and their livelihoods from any potential glacial lake flood threat or other disasters like landslides or earthquakes that could occur at any time.

2. Alcee Hastings:

   Meteors fizz out, what she will learn in this institution is that it's glacial to begin with, and therefore no matter how far you rise, that's just how far you will ultimately get your comeuppance.

3. Tom Robinson:

   These glacial dams are no different to constructed dams, if you take the Hoover Dam, for instance, you’ve got a massive lake behind it, but if you suddenly remove the Hoover Dam, that water has to go somewhere, and it’s going to come cascading down a valley in massive flood waves.

4. Carlos Curbelo:

   Every time we meet, we get a little closer. Sometimes that movement is glacial, so Raul Labrador really have to pay attention to observe it, but there is a way here, there is a way.

5. Matthew Bennett:

   It's the first unequivocal site and a good data point that places people in the American southwest around the last glacial maximum.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=glacial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glacial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=glacial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacial
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=glacial