| NOUN | state | glaciation | the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice |
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| process | glaciation | the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice |
| Sounds | gley.shiyey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action. | |
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| Example | "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe" | |
| Broader | environmental condition | The state of the environment |
| Adjectives | glacial | relating to or derived from a glacier |
| Verbs | glaciate | become frozen and covered with glaciers |
| glaciate | cover with ice or snow or a glacier | |
| Meaning | The process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | Riss glaciation | The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time |
| Saale glaciation | The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time | |
| Wolstonian glaciation | The next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time | |
| Broader | geological process, geologic process | (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified |
| Spanish | glaciación | |
| Catalan | glaciació | |
| Adjectives | glacial | relating to or derived from a glacier |
| Verbs | glaciate | become frozen and covered with glaciers |
| glaciate | cover with ice or snow or a glacier | |
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