subglacial

[ suhb-gley-shuhl ]

/ sʌbˈgleɪ ʃəl /

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adjective

beneath a glacier: a subglacial stream.

formerly beneath a glacier: a subglacial deposit.

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Origin of subglacial

First recorded in 1810–20; sub- + glacial

OTHER WORDS FROM subglacial

sub·gla·cial·ly, adverb

Words nearby subglacial

subgenre, subgenus, subgingival, subgingival curettage, subgingival space, subglacial, subglossal, subgrade, subgroup, subgrundation, subgum

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How to use subglacial in a sentence

The same may have been possible on Mars, even in these subglacial channels.
Mars may not have been the warm, wet planet we thought it was|Neel Patel|August 7, 2020|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.
He Found ‘Islands of Fertility’ Beneath Antarctica’s Ice|Steve Nadis|July 20, 2020|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.
Harper's Young People, April 19, 1881|Various
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

A torrent ran there—no doubt the superfluous waters of the lake escaping by this subglacial stream.
The Plant Hunters|Mayne Reid
The courses of well-defined subglacial streams were tunnels.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury
It is not to be inferred, however, that the subglacial streams were altogether independent of the sub-ice topography.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury

British Dictionary definitions for subglacial

subglacial

/ (sʌbˈɡleɪsɪəl) /

adjective

formed or occurring at the bottom of a glacier

Derived forms of subglacial

subglacially, adverb

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