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- Dictionarygla·cial/ˈɡlāSH(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. relating to, resulting from, or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers: "thick glacial deposits"
- 2. denoting pure organic acids (especially acetic acid) which form ice-like crystals on freezing.
noun
- 1. a glacial period.
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1. : suggestive of ice: such as. a. : extremely cold : frigid. a glacial wind. b. : devoid of warmth and cordiality. a glacial handshake. c. : coldly imperturbable. maintained a glacial calm. 2. : of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals. glacial acetic acid. 3. a (1)
adjective. of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets. resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers: glacial terrain. characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. bitterly cold; icy: a glacial winter wind. Synonyms: wintry, frigid, freezing, chill. happening or moving extremely slowly:
extremely cold: glacial temperatures. a glacial period. Synonyms. Arctic figurative. biting (COLD) bitter (COLD) freezing. Fewer examples. There are 1 million acres of uninterrupted forest, the result of glacial and climatic activity. The village has a spectacular setting at the bottom of a wide glacial valley.
If you say that a person, action, or atmosphere is glacial, you mean that they are very unfriendly or hostile. The Duchess's glare was glacial. Inside the jeep the atmosphere was glacial. If you say that something moves or changes at a glacial pace, you are emphasizing that it moves or changes very slowly.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration. adjective. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. “a glacial handshake” synonyms: frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, wintry. cold.
Definition of glacial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Geological Science) characterized by the presence of masses of ice. 2. (Geological Science) relating to, caused by, or deposited by a glacier.
GLACIAL definition: relating to glaciers or ice: . Learn more.
GLACIAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to glaciers produced or caused by glaciers; 2 : very cold frigid sometimes used figuratively.
Glacial Definition. Of or like ice or glaciers. Of or produced by a glacier or a glacial epoch or period. Freezing; frigid. Glacial weather. As slow as the movement of a glacier. Glacial progress. Pleistocene. (geology) Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.
