Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "glacial" can be used as adjective, adjective, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

interglacial

Derived Terms

deglacial equiglacial fluvioglacial glacial acetic acid glacial acid glacial buzz saw glacial drift glacial erratic glacial flour glacial humour glacial lake glacial lake outburst flood glacial maximum glacial milk glacial period glacial polish glacial till glacial trough glacialism glacialist glaciality glacialize glacially intraglacial mediglacial neoglacial nonglacial paraglacial pleniglacial polyglacial superglacial

Derived From

glacier

Context

geology

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

englacial interglacial monoglacial periglacial postglacial preglacial proglacial subglacial supraglacial

Related Terms

appearance cold colloquially cool dominated glacial till glacier ice ice age icy period pleistocene presence slow unfriendly

Similar Terms

cold cold

Synonym Network

freezing frigid

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