glacial

adjective

/ˈɡleɪʃl/, /ˈɡleɪsiəl/

/ˈɡleɪʃl/

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[usually before noun] (geology) connected with the Ice Age
- the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice)
(specialist) caused or made by glaciers; connected with glaciers
- a glacial landscape
- glacial deposits/erosion
Topics Geographyc2
(formal) very cold; like ice synonym icy
- glacial winds/temperatures
- the glacial waters of the Arctic
- The dining room was glacial.
(formal) (of people) cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings synonym icy
- Her expression was glacial.
- Relations between the two countries had always been glacial.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin glacialis ‘icy’, from glacies ‘ice’.

单词	glacial
释义	glacial adjective /ˈɡleɪʃl/, /ˈɡleɪsiəl/ /ˈɡleɪʃl/ jump to other results [usually before noun] (geology) connected with the Ice Age the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice) (specialist) caused or made by glaciers; connected with glaciers a glacial landscape glacial deposits/erosion Topics Geographyc2 (formal) very cold; like ice synonym icy glacial winds/temperatures the glacial waters of the Arctic The dining room was glacial. (formal) (of people) cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings synonym icy Her expression was glacial. Relations between the two countries had always been glacial. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin glacialis ‘icy’, from glacies ‘ice’.
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