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- DictionaryGla·cial/ˈɡlāSH(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. relating to, resulting from, or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers: "thick glacial deposits"
- 2. denoting pure organic acids (especially acetic acid) which form ice-like crystals on freezing.
noun
- 1. a glacial period.
1. : suggestive of ice: such as. a. : extremely cold : frigid. a glacial wind. b. : devoid of warmth and cordiality. a glacial handshake. c. : coldly imperturbable. maintained a glacial calm. 2. : of a purity marked by the tendency to readily solidify in the form of ice-like crystals. glacial acetic acid. 3. a (1)
characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. bitterly cold; icy: a glacial winter wind. Synonyms: wintry, frigid, freezing, chill. happening or moving extremely slowly: The work proceeded at a glacial pace. icily unsympathetic or immovable: a glacial stare; glacial indifference.
uk / ˈɡleɪ.si.əl / us / ˈɡleɪ.ʃ ə l /. short for glacial period : a very cold period during the earth's history when large masses of ice covered much of the earth's surface: An ice core dating back 740,000 years has revealed eight ice ages, or glacials, followed by shorter interglacial periods. Synonym.
Things that are glacial are super cold. A place can be glacial — like the South Pole — but a person can be glacial, too, like that unfriendly girl who gave you a glacial stare. The word glacial is related to the word glacier, which is a huge piece of ice.
If you say that a person, action, or atmosphere is glacial, you mean that they are very unfriendly or hostile. The Duchess's glare was glacial. Inside the jeep the atmosphere was glacial. If you say that something moves or changes at a glacial pace, you are emphasizing that it moves or changes very slowly.
1. of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets. 2. resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers: glacial terrain. 3. characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. 4. bitterly cold; icy. 5. happening or moving extremely slowly. 6. icily unsympathetic: a glacial stare.
Definition of glacial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GLACIAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to glaciers produced or caused by glaciers; 2 : very cold frigid sometimes used figuratively.
Glacial Definition. Of or like ice or glaciers. Of or produced by a glacier or a glacial epoch or period. Freezing; frigid. Glacial weather. As slow as the movement of a glacier. Glacial progress. Pleistocene. (geology) Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.
GLACIAL definition: relating to glaciers or ice: . Learn more.
