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glacial

[ gley-shuhl ]
/ Ë?gleɪ Ê?É™l /
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adjective

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Origin of glacial

1650–60; <Latin glaciÄ?lis icy, equivalent to glaci(Ä“s) ice + -Ä?lis-al1

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British Dictionary definitions for glacial

glacial
/ (Ë?É¡leɪsɪəl, -Ê?É™l) /

adjective
characterized by the presence of masses of ice
relating to, caused by, or deposited by a glacier
extremely cold; icy
cold or hostile in mannera glacial look
(of a chemical compound) of or tending to form crystals that resemble iceglacial acetic acid
very slow in progressa glacial pace

Derived forms of glacial

glacially, adverb
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Scientific definitions for glacial

glacial
[ glÄ?′shÉ™l ]

Relating to or derived from a glacier.
Characterized or dominated by the existence of glaciers, as the Pleistocene Epoch.
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