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glaciology

[gley-shee-ol-uh-jee, -see-]

noun

the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth's topography.

Origin:
1890–95; glaci(er) + -o- + -logy

Related forms

gla·ci·o·log·i·cal

[gley-shee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, -see-] , gla·ci·o·log·ic, adjective

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glaciology (ˌɡlæsɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌɡleɪ-)

—n
	the study of the distribution, character, and effects of glaciers

glaciological

—*adj*

glacio'logic

—*adj*

glaci'ologist

—n

'glacialist

—n

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