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   glacial

   /ˈɡleɪʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers: "thick glacial deposits"
   • ▪ very cold; icy: "glacial temperatures" Similar freezingbitterly coldicyice-coldsub-zerofrozenwintryarcticpolarSiberianbitterbitingpiercingrawcuttinginformal:Balticliterary:chillfrorerare:gelidbrumalrimyalgidOpposite tropicalhot
   • ▪ extremely slow (like the movement of a glacier): "an official described progress in the talks as glacial"
   • 2. denoting pure organic acids (especially acetic acid) which form ice-like crystals on freezing.

   noun

   • 1. a glacial period.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin glacialis ‘icy’, from glacies ‘ice’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. glacially adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGLACIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GLACIAL definition: 1. made or left by a glacier: 2. extremely cold: 3. extremely unfriendly: . Learn more.

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   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)

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   adjective. of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets. resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers: glacial terrain. 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:

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGLACIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone, usually a woman, as glacial, you mean they are very beautiful and elegant, but do not show their feelings. Her glacial beauty is magnetic.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › glacialGlacial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration. adjective. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. “a glacial handshake” synonyms: frigid, frosty, frozen, icy, wintry. cold.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishglacial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of glacial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adj. 1. (Geological Science) characterized by the presence of masses of ice. 2. (Geological Science) relating to, caused by, or deposited by a glacier.