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In some senses, glacial is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
environmental, melting
VERB + GLACIAL
examined, forget, form, rate, runs, snow
GLACIAL + NOUN
fjords, ireland, lake, meltwater, nights, observation, outburst, pace
PREP.
in, on, than
adj
Of, or relating to glaciers.
We examined the glacial deposits.
Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station.
Very slow.
He could remember a day that he had spent the whole of (he couldn't have been more than ten) running one of the great, creaking freight elevators at a glacial speed, answering the calls of the bell—one ring, five rings, three rings—with an almost unbearable sense of responsibility.
I understand that you commented that the Japanese are moving at glacial speed. This is not the only area where they are moving at glacial speed. They are moving at glacial speed in terms of trade barriers, and it is one thing that the American people recognize.
Cold and icy.
After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial.
Having the appearance of ice.
On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle.
Cool and unfriendly.
He gave me a glacial stare.
noun
A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
name
Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.
We examined the glacial deposits.
WiktionaryWang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station.
WiktionaryUsers can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
WiktionaryGlacial meltwater is not purer than other types of water.
Tatoeba · #2677002Glacial water gets its colour from rock flour.
Tatoeba · #2677003There are three glacial fjords in Ireland.
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In some senses, glacial is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.