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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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"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

Mejía, an expert in glaciology, said there are some mountain ranges in Peru where glaciers have almost disappeared, namely Chila, which has lost 99% of its glacial surface since 1962.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

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

“By mid-June, it was really, really kind of shocking,” said Egli, who received his PhD in glaciology from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland this summer.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

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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