glacio-comb. form
Used as the combining form of Latin glaciēs ice.
glacio-eustasy n. 
/ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi/, /ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈjustəsi/ changes in the sea-level caused by the waxing and waning of ice-sheets.
Brit. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi/
, /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstəsi/U.S. /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈjustəsi/
, /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈjustəsi//ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈjustəsi/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > sea level > changes in sea level
reliction1603
retrogression1815
regression1902
glacio-eustatism1935
glacio-eustasy1962
1962 New Scientist 2 Aug. 243/1 Given a few decades or millenia of warmer summers, and the glaciers melt; the hydrologic balance swings to the positive side and the ocean level rises. This is the phenomenon of ‘glacio~eustasy’.
glacio-eustatism n. /ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m/, /ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈjustəˌtɪz(ə)m/ = glacio-eustasy n.
Brit. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈjuːstətɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈjustəˌtɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈjustəˌtɪz(ə)m//ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈjustəˌtɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > sea level > changes in sea level
reliction1603
retrogression1815
regression1902
glacio-eustatism1935
glacio-eustasy1962
1935 H. Baulig Changing Sea Level 4 This kind of phenomena, for which the name glacio-eustatism would seem appropriate.
1954 W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. vi. 142 Diastrophic eustatism is change of sea level resulting from variation in capacity of the ocean basins, whereas glacio-eustatism refers to changes in sea level produced by withdrawal or return of water to the oceans.
glacio-eustatic adj. /ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk/, /ˌɡleɪʃioʊˌjuˈstædɪk/
Brit. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk/
, /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)juːˈstatɪk/U.S. /ˌɡleɪʃiəˌjuˈstædɪk/
, /ˌɡleɪʃiəˌjuˈstædɪk//ˌɡleɪʃioʊˌjuˈstædɪk/ΚΠ
1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation vi. 152 The glacio-eustatic retreat of the seas at the time of the first glaciation.
glacio-fluvial adj. /ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl/, /ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈfluviəl/ = fluvio-glacial adj. at fluvio- comb. form .
Brit. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl/
, /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ˈfluːvɪəl/U.S. /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈfluviəl/
, /ˌɡleɪʃiəˈfluviəl//ˌɡleɪʃioʊˈfluviəl/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [adjective] > streams with source in glacial ice
glacio-fluvial1903
glacifluvial1937
1903 Amer. Geol. May 285 The glacio-fluvial deposits of the Wisconsin epoch.
1935 Discovery Mar. 78/1 Glacial and glacio-fluvial streams.
glaciolacustrine adj. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn/, /ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn/, /ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn/, /ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn/, /ˌɡleɪʃioʊləˈkəstrən/ of or pertaining to a lake or lakes deriving water from the melting of ice.
Brit. /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn/
, /ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn//ˌɡleɪsɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn//ˌɡleɪʃɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrʌɪn//ˌɡlasɪə(ʊ)ləˈkʌstrɪn/U.S. /ˌɡleɪʃiələˈkəstrən/
, /ˌɡleɪʃiələˈkəstrən//ˌɡleɪʃioʊləˈkəstrən/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > water > lake > [adjective]
laky1611
lacustrine1830
lacustral1843
lakish1872
glaciolacustrine1910
1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 59/1 Professor Chamberlin and other American geologists have recognized the following stages in the glaciation of North America:.. The Glacio-lacustrine substage.
1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation vii. 162 The attribution of ancient deposits of similar type to the same cause, thus identifying them as glacio-lacustrine in origin.
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