Definitions for glacialˈgleɪ ʃəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gla•cialˈgleɪ ʃəl(adj.)
of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets.
Category: Geology
resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers:
glacial terrain.
Category: Geology
characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers.
Category: Geology
bitterly cold; icy.
happening or moving extremely slowly.
Category: Common Vocabulary
icily unsympathetic:
a glacial stare.
of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals:
glacial phosphoric acid.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of glacial:
1650–60; < L glaciālis icy
gla′cial•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
glacial(adj)
relating to or derived from a glacier
"glacial deposit"
frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry(adj)
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"
arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar(adj)
extremely cold
"an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
Wiktionary
glacial(Adjective)
of, or relating to glaciers
glacial(Adjective)
very slowly
glacial(Adjective)
cold and icy
glacial(Adjective)
having the appearance of ice
glacial(Adjective)
cool and unfriendly
Glacial(ProperNoun)
Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.
Origin: From glacial, from glacialis, from glacies.
Webster Dictionary
Glacial(adj)
pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena
Glacial(adj)
resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids
Translations for glacial
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- glasiale, bevriesdeAfrikaans
- جَليديArabic
- ледниковBulgarian
- glacialPortuguese (BR)
- ledový, ledovcovýCzech
- glasierteGerman
- gletscher-Danish
- κρυσταλλωμένος, παγωμένοςGreek
- glacialSpanish
- liustiku-, jää-Estonian
- یخ مانند؛ یخرودیFarsi
- jäätikkö-Finnish
- glaciaireFrench
- קרחוניHebrew
- हिमनदीयHindi
- ledenCroatian
- befagyott, glaciálisHungarian
- dari esIndonesian
- glacialeItalian
- 氷河のJapanese
- 얼음의Korean
- ledyninis, ledynųLithuanian
- ledus-; ledāja-Latvian
- glasierMalay
- glaciaal, van ijsDutch
- bre-; istids-Norwegian
- lodowcowyPolish
- یخ مانند؛ یخرودیPersian
- لکه یخPashto
- ледниковыйRussian
- ľadový, ľadovcovýSlovak
- ledeniškiSlovenian
- ledničkiSerbian
- glacial, glaciär-Swedish
- ซึ่งเป็นน้ำแข็งThai
- buzulluTurkish
- 冰河的, 寒冰形成的Chinese (Trad.)
- льодовийUkrainian
- برف کا ، برفیلاUrdu
- do các băng hà gây raVietnamese
- 冰河的，冰河期的Chinese (Simp.)
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