glacial : Idioms & Phrases

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Glacial theory ∨ hypothesis

  • . (Geol.) See Glacier theory, under Glacier.
Webster 1913

Glacial epoch ∨ period

  • (Geol.), a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Webster 1913

Glacial acid

  • (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Webster 1913

glacial boulder

  • noun a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin
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Glacial drift

  • (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder drift.
Webster 1913

glacial epoch

  • noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
    glacial epoch; ice age.
    • the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene
  • noun from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
    Pleistocene; Pleistocene epoch.
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glacial period

  • noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
    glacial epoch; ice age.
    • the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene
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