- ice, icy, glacial
- جَلِيديّ \ ice, icy, glacial.
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ice, icy, glacial
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glacial — 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). Phrases and idioms: glacial epoch (or period) a period when ice sheets were… … Useful english dictionary
glacial — /ˈgleɪʃəl / (say glayshuhl), /ˈgleɪsiəl / (say glayseeuhl) adjective 1. characterised by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. 2. due to or associated with the action of ice or glaciers. 3. of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets …
glacial — a. 1. Icy, frozen, consisting of ice, icy looking. 2. Of glaciers, pertaining to glaciers … New dictionary of synonyms
Glacial — Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial acid — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial drift — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial epoch — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial hypothesis — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial period — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glacial theory — Glacial Gla cial, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glacial — 1650s, cold, icy, from Fr. glacial, from L. glacialis icy, frozen, full of ice, from glacies ice, probably from PIE root *gel cold (Cf. L. gelu frost; see COLD (Cf. cold)). Geological sense apparently coined in 1846 by British naturalist Edward… … Etymology dictionary
