(n) the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action, Example:Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe

glaciation

(n) the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice

riss glaciation

(n) the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time

saale glaciation

(n) the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time

wolstonian glaciation

(n) the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Conglaciate

v. t. & i. [ L. conglaciatus, p. p. of conglaciare. See Glaciate. ] To turn to ice; to freeze. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conglaciation

n. [ Cf. F. conglaciation. ] The act or process of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation; also, a frost. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glaciate

v. i. [ L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to freeze, fr. glacies ice. ] To turn to ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glaciate

v. t. 1. To convert into, or cover with, ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed, furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glaciation

n. 1. Act of freezing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is formed by freezing; ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The process of glaciating, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

冰蚀

[冰蚀 / 冰蝕, bīng shí] glaciated; eroded by ice

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