subglacial

[ suhb-gley-shuh l ]

/ sʌbˈgleɪ ʃəl /

adjective

beneath a glacier: a subglacial stream.

formerly beneath a glacier: a subglacial deposit.

Nearby words

Origin of subglacial

First recorded in 1810–20; sub- + glacial

Related formssub·gla·cial·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for subglacial

Where the subglacial streams did not follow subglacial valleys, they did not always find valleys when they issued from the ice.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury
Before their issuance from beneath the ice, subglacial waters were not idle.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury
In this work the freezing and thawing of subglacial waters in any cracks and crevices of the rock no doubt play an important part.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
Such drift would tend to increase the body of marginal stratified drift from subglacial sources.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury

Superficial and subglacial melting greatly modify this result.
The Glaciers of the Alps|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for subglacial

subglacial

/ (sʌbˈɡleɪsɪəl) /

adjective

formed or occurring at the bottom of a glacier

Derived Formssubglacially, adverb

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