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glaciology

American  
[gley-shee-ol-uh-jee, -see-] / ˌgleɪ ʃiˈɒl ə dʒi, -si- /

noun

  1. the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth's topography.


glaciology British  
/ ˌɡlæsɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌɡlæsɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɡleɪ-, ˌɡleɪ- /

noun

  1. the study of the distribution, character, and effects of glaciers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of glaciology

First recorded in 1890–95; glaci(er) + -o- + -logy

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Regine Hock, professor of glaciology at the University of Oslo, has been visiting the Alps since the 1970s.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2025

"It may likely not be as hot as 2023 — because that was an El Nino event, which has now died down," said Imperial College London glaciology professor Martin Siegert.

From Salon May 24, 2024

The novel certainly informs—Priest offers pages of scientific explanations of glaciology and the Year Without a Summer in 1816—but it doesn’t develop an emotional core.

From Scientific American Dec. 1, 2022

The various projects involve around 40 researchers in disciplines such as botanicals, cartography and glaciology and is supported by the Stelvio National Park and Italy’s University of Padua.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2021

Students of glaciology are more and more thoroughly convinced that glaciation depends on the availability of moisture even more than upon low temperature.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

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