subglacial

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ glacial

Adjective

subglacial (not comparable)

  1. Formed, or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice
    • 1836 Edward Charlesworth - The Magazine of Natural History
      It is also this melting beneath the ice (subglacial, suppose we call it) which loosens the ice from the ground, . . .

Antonyms
  • subglacial duct
  • subglacial lake
  • subglacial rill
  • subglacial stream
  • subglacial volcano

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /subɡlaˈθjal/, [suβɣlaˈθjal]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /subɡlaˈsjal/, [suβɣlaˈsjal]

Adjective

subglacial (plural subglaciales)

  1. subglacial
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