单词 | icecap |
释义 | icecap[ ahys-kap ] / ˈaɪsˌkæp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR icecap ON THESAURUS.COM nouna thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center. Origin of icecapFirst recorded in 1850–55; ice + cap1 Words nearby icecapicebox, icebox cake, icebreaker, ice bridge, ice bucket, icecap, ice cave, ice chest, ice-cold, ice cream, ice-cream cone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for icecapicecap / (ˈaɪsˌkæp) / nouna thick mass of glacial ice and snow that permanently covers an area of land, such as either of the polar regions or the peak of a mountain 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 Scientific definitions for icecapicecap [ īs′kăp′ ] A dome-shaped body of ice and snow that covers a mountain peak or a large area and spreads out under its own weight. Ice caps have an area of less than 50,000 square km (19,500 square mi). Compare ice sheet. A polar cap. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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