subglacial

[ suhb-gley-shuhl ]

adjective

1. beneath a glacier:

   a subglacial stream.

2. formerly beneath a glacier:

   a subglacial deposit.

subglacial

/ sʌbˈɡleɪsɪəl /

adjective

1. formed or occurring at the bottom of a glacier

Derived Forms

• subˈglacially, adverb

Other Words From

• sub·glacial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of subglacial¹

First recorded in 1810–20; sub- + glacial

Example Sentences

The same may have been possible on Mars, even in these subglacial channels.

From MIT Technology Review

Now, in a 2020 paper with Trista Vick-Majors , we learned that these subglacial lakes, Lake Whillans in particular, are literally feeding the oceans.

From Quanta Magazine

There was one who followed the course of a subglacial stream, and thus made a veritable journey below the enormous vault of ice.

From Project Gutenberg

In this work the freezing and thawing of subglacial waters in any cracks and crevices of the rock no doubt play an important part.

From Project Gutenberg

A torrent ran there—no doubt the superfluous waters of the lake escaping by this subglacial stream.

From Project Gutenberg

The courses of well-defined subglacial streams were tunnels.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not to be inferred, however, that the subglacial streams were altogether independent of the sub-ice topography.

From Project Gutenberg