glacial

[ gley-shuhl ]
/ ˈgleɪ ʃəl /
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adjective

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Origin of glacial

1650–60; <Latin glaciālis icy, equivalent to glaci(ēs) ice + -ālis-al1

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Words nearby glacial

glabrate, glabrescent, glabrous, glace, Glace Bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift, glacial epoch, glacialist, glacial meal
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Words related to glacial

polar, frozen, freezing, icy, frigid, frosty, arctic, biting, bitter, chill, chilly, cool, gelid, nippy, piercing, raw, wintry, antarctic, aloof, antagonistic

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British Dictionary definitions for glacial

glacial
/ (ˈɡleɪsɪəl, -ʃəl) /

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
[ glā′shəl ]

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