GLACIATION

glaciation

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

glaciation

(noun) the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action; “Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glaciation (countable and uncountable, plural glaciations)

The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age

A particular instance of glacier formation.

The act of freezing.

Anagrams

• caligation

Source: Wiktionary


Gla`ci*a"tion, n.

1. Act of freezing.

2. That which is formed by freezing; ice.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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