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Glacial

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, or relating to glaciers.
"We examined the glacial deposits."
2
Very slow. figuratively
"He could remember a day that he had spent the whole of (he couldn't have been more than ten) running one of the great, creaking freight elevators at a glacial speed, answering the calls of the bell—one ring, five rings, three rings—with an almost unbearable sense of responsibility."
3
Cold and icy.
"After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial."
4
Having the appearance of ice.
"On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle."
5
Cool and unfriendly. figuratively
"He gave me a glacial stare."

Adjective

1
extremely cold wordnet
2
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain wordnet
3
relating to or derived from a glacier wordnet

Proper Noun

1
Of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.

Noun

1
A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”). The sense "slow" refers to the speed of actual glaciers, typically around 1 meter per day.

Etymology 2

From French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”). The sense "slow" refers to the speed of actual glaciers, typically around 1 meter per day.

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