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Definition of glacial - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
speedvery slow moving
- His glacial progress on the project frustrated everyone..
2.
behaviorcold or unfriendly in manner
- She gave him a glacial stare.
3.
geologyTECH. relating to glaciers or iceTECH.
- The glacial landscape was breathtakingly beautiful..
Expressions with glacial
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in a very slow way, almost not moving
The project moved at a glacial pace.
in an extremely slow manner like a glacier
The project progressed with glacial slowness.
extremely slow speed or progress
The project is moving at a glacial pace.
extremely cold and detached sense of humor
His glacial humour made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
extreme slowness like the movement of glaciers
The project moved forward with glacial slowness.
time of extensive glacial ice coverage on Earth
During the last glacial period, large parts of Europe were covered in ice..
pure form of acetic acid used in various chemical processes
Glacial acetic acid is essential for synthesizing acetic anhydride..
time when glaciers covered large earth areas
The Pleistocene is a well-known glacial epoch.
large rock transported by glacial ice
The glacial erratic in the park originated from a mountain hundreds of miles away..
meltwater with suspended rock flour, appearing cloudy
The river was filled with glacial milk after the ice melted.
unsorted sediment deposited directly by a glacier
The valley was covered in a thick layer of glacial till..
Origin of glacial
Latin, glacies (ice)
Terms with glacial included in their meaning
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geology
unstratified glacial deposit with mixed rock fragments
geography
marshy depression in glacial till areas
glacial process
loss of ice or snow from a glacier
glacial crevasse
deep crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier
geology
unstratified glacial deposit with clay and boulders
glacial valley
bowl-shaped valley on a mountain formed by glacier erosion
geography
hollow on a mountainside formed by glacial erosion
geography
region in New York with narrow glacial lakes
geography
having features typical of glacial landscapes
glacial water
water from a glacier with rock particles
geology
irregular ridge of gravel from glacial meltwater
glacial landform
depression in ground formed by melting buried ice
acr: last glacial maximum
the time when ice sheets were largest
geology
fine particles of rock from glacial grinding
geological feature
barren, rocky terrain formed by glacial erosion
geography
small mountain lake often in glacial areas
geology
time of extensive glacial ice coverage on Earth
geology
large rock transported by glacial ice
geology
relating to the time after a glacial period
geology
existing before a glacial period or ice age
Examples of glacial in a sentence
Her glacial movements made the dance seem endless. Her voice was glacial as she dismissed him. The meeting ended with a glacial handshake. The glacial ice cracked under pressure. Glacial periods have shaped much of Earth's surface.
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- French:glacial, froid, ...
- German:langsam, eisig, ...
- Italian:lentissimo, gelido, ...
- Spanish:lentísimo, frío, ...
- Portuguese:demorado, glacial, ...
- Chinese:缓慢的, 冷冰冰的, ...
- Japanese:非常に遅い, 冷たい, ...
- Arabic:بَطِيء جِدًّا, بارِد, ...
- Hebrew:אִיטִי מְאֹד, קָפוּא, ...
- Russian:очень медленный, холодный, ...
- Ukrainian:повільний, холодний, ...
- Hindi:बहुत धीमा, ठंडा, ...
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