Glaciate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Glaciate is a verb meaning To cover with ice or a glacier.
Meaning
To cover with ice or a glacier.
More Meanings
- To erode with a glacier.
- To freeze.
Example Sentences
The nivated and glaciated areas shared the same snowfall and the same climatic conditions […]
At that point the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated.
Word Forms
- glaciates
- glaciating
- glaciated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ice, ice out, frost, encrust, glair, beglitter.
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