Glaciation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glaciation \Gla`ci*a"tion\, n.
     1. Act of freezing.
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     2. That which is formed by freezing; ice.
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     3. The process of glaciating, or the state of being
        glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  glaciation
       n 1: the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of
            ice; the result of glacial action; "Agassiz recognized
            marks of glaciation all over northern Europe"
       2: the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of
          ice