sérac

or se·rac

[ si-rak; French sey-rak ]

/ sɪˈræk; French seɪˈrak /

noun, plural sé·racs [si-raks; French sey-rak]. /sɪˈræks; French seɪˈrak/.

a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.

Origin of sérac

1855–60; <French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately <Latin serum whey

Words nearby sérac

Sequoia National Park, sequoiosis, Sequoya, ser, sera, sérac, seraglio, serai, Serajevo, seral, seralbumin

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Example sentences from the Web for sérac

Whether a stone underfoot gave way, or whether the Admiral's voice brought down a serac of rotten wall, is not clear.
The Astonishing History of Troy Town|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It is heavily crevassed, as though it once formed the serac portion of a glacier.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
Retracing the way out of the broken ice, we steered in a south-westerly direction, just above the line of serac and crevassed ice.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
For many hours a way was won through a mighty turmoil of serac and over innumerable crevasses with varied fortune.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

The region was one of serac where the glacier was puckered up, folded and crushed.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for sérac

sérac

/ (ˈsɛræk) /

noun

a pinnacle of ice among crevasses on a glacier, usually on a steep slope

Word Origin for sérac

C19: from Swiss French: a variety of white cheese (hence the ice that it resembles) from Medieval Latin serācium, from Latin serum whey

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sérac
释义	sérac or se·rac [ si-rak; French sey-rak ] / sɪˈræk; French seɪˈrak / noun, plural sé·racs [si-raks; French sey-rak]. /sɪˈræks; French seɪˈrak/. a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice. Origin of sérac 1855–60; <French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium), ultimately <Latin serum whey Words nearby sérac Sequoia National Park, sequoiosis, Sequoya, ser, sera, sérac, seraglio, serai, Serajevo, seral, seralbumin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sérac Whether a stone underfoot gave way, or whether the Admiral's voice brought down a serac of rotten wall, is not clear. The Astonishing History of Troy Town\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch It is heavily crevassed, as though it once formed the serac portion of a glacier. South!\|Sir Ernest Shackleton Retracing the way out of the broken ice, we steered in a south-westerly direction, just above the line of serac and crevassed ice. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson For many hours a way was won through a mighty turmoil of serac and over innumerable crevasses with varied fortune. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson The region was one of serac where the glacier was puckered up, folded and crushed. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson British Dictionary definitions for sérac sérac / (ˈsɛræk) / noun a pinnacle of ice among crevasses on a glacier, usually on a steep slope Word Origin for sérac C19: from Swiss French: a variety of white cheese (hence the ice that it resembles) from Medieval Latin serācium, from Latin serum whey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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