Definition of subglacial in English:
subglacial
adjective sʌbˈɡleɪʃ(ə)lsʌbˈɡleɪsɪəlˌsəbˈɡleɪʃəl
Geology Situated or occurring underneath a glacier or ice sheet.
Example sentencesExamples
- Piotrowski discussed van Weert et al.'s modelling and emphasized the importance of subglacial drainage where bedrock permeability is low.
- Satellite imagery has revolutionized the mapping of subglacial landforms such as glacial lineations and facilitated the mapping of former glacier beds at ice-sheet scales.
- The majority of these flutes commence in the lee of Carboniferous and Permian boulders, indicative of a local subglacial origin.
- A notable signature of the ice-sheet readvance during the Killard Point Stadial was the subglacial transfer of large volumes of detritus to tidewater margins.
- However, the listric thrust geometries together with imbricated bedrock point to a subglacial origin.
Definition of subglacial in US English:
subglacial
adjectiveˌsəbˈɡleɪʃəlˌsəbˈɡlāSHəl
Geology Situated or occurring underneath a glacier or ice sheet.
Example sentencesExamples
- Piotrowski discussed van Weert et al.'s modelling and emphasized the importance of subglacial drainage where bedrock permeability is low.
- Satellite imagery has revolutionized the mapping of subglacial landforms such as glacial lineations and facilitated the mapping of former glacier beds at ice-sheet scales.
- However, the listric thrust geometries together with imbricated bedrock point to a subglacial origin.
- A notable signature of the ice-sheet readvance during the Killard Point Stadial was the subglacial transfer of large volumes of detritus to tidewater margins.
- The majority of these flutes commence in the lee of Carboniferous and Permian boulders, indicative of a local subglacial origin.