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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gla•cial /ˈgleɪʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - Geologyof or relating to glaciers or ice sheets;
resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers:glacial terrain. - bitterly cold;
icy:a glacial winter wind. - happening or moving extremely slowly:to work at a glacial pace.
- coldly hostile:glacial contempt.
gla•cial•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gla•cial (glā′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - Geologyof or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets.
- Geologyresulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers:glacial terrain.
- Geologycharacterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers.
- bitterly cold;
icy:a glacial winter wind. - happening or moving extremely slowly:The work proceeded at a glacial pace.
- icily unsympathetic or immovable:a glacial stare; glacial indifference.
- Chemistryof, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals:glacial phosphoric acid.
- Latin glaciālis icy, equivalent. to glaci(ēs) ice + -ālis -al1
- 1650–60
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chill, freezing, frigid, wintry.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forbidding, unfriendly, hostile.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glacial /ˈɡleɪsɪəl -ʃəl/ adj - characterized by the presence of masses of ice
- relating to, caused by, or deposited by a glacier
- extremely cold; icy
- cold or hostile in manner
- (of a chemical compound) of or tending to form crystals that resemble ice
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