glaciation

gla·ci·ate

G0137700 (glā′shē-āt′, -sē-)tr.v. gla·ci·at·ed, gla·ci·at·ing, gla·ci·ates 1. a. To cover with ice or a glacier.b. To subject to or affect by glacial action.2. To freeze.

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[Latin glaciāre, glaciāt-, to freeze, from glaciēs, ice; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

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gla′ci·a′tion n.

glaciation

1. The effects on land of ice sheets or glaciers that erode rocks and deposit the rock debris.2. A time when ice sheets develop and spread.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glaciation - 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"environmental condition - the state of the environment
	2.	glaciation - the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of icegeologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modifiedRiss glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that timeSaale glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that timeWolstonian glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time

Translations

glaciazione