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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets.
2.
resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers: glacial terrain.
3.
characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers.
4.
bitterly cold; icy: a glacial winter wind.
5.
EXPANDhappening or moving extremely slowly: The work proceeded at a glacial pace.
6.
icily unsympathetic or immovable: a glacial stare; glacial indifference.
7.
COLLAPSEChemistry. of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid.
Related forms
gla·cial·ly, adverb
non·gla·cial, adjective
non·gla·cial·ly, adverb
un·gla·cial, adjective
un·gla·cial·ly, adverb
Synonyms
4. chill, freezing, frigid, wintry. 6. forbidding, unfriendly, hostile.
4. chill, freezing, frigid, wintry. 6. forbidding, unfriendly, hostile.
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Glacial
is always a great word to know.
So is elective. Does it mean:
| selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction |
| a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis |
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Word Origin & History
glacial
1656, from Fr. glacial, from L. glacialis "icy, frozen, full of ice," from glacies "ice," from PIE base *gel- "cold" (cf. L. gelu "frost"). Geological sense apparently coined by Professor E. Forbes, 1846.
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