3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. --Lyell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids. [1913 Webster] {Glacial acid} (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike form; as acetic or carbolic acid. {Glacial drift} (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder drift. {Glacial epoch} or {Glacial period} (Geol.), a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops. {Glacial theory} or {Glacial hypothesis}. (Geol.) See {Glacier theory}, under {Glacier}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: glacial adj 1: relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit" 2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {icy}, {wintry}] 3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {icy}, {polar}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 78 Moby Thesaurus words for "glacial": Siberian, algid, aloof, arctic, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blast-frozen, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, chill, chilly, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, congealed, cool, crisp, cutting, distant, emotionless, exclusive, freezing, freezing cold, frigid, frostbitten, frostnipped, frosty, frozen, frozen solid, gelid, hibernal, hiemal, hyperborean, ice, ice-cold, ice-encrusted, icelike, icy, icy-cold, inaccessible, inclement, indifferent, keen, nipping, nippy, numbing, penetrating, piercing, pinching, quick-frozen, raw, remote, reserved, rigorous, seclusive, severe, sharp, sharp-frozen, sleety, slushy, snappy, standoffish, stone-cold, subzero, supercooled, unapproachable, unemotional, winterbound, winterlike, wintery, wintry, withdrawn
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