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sérac
or se·rac
[ si-rak; French sey-rak ]
noun
, plural sé·racs [si-, raks, sey-, rak].
- a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
sérac
/ ˈsɛræk /
noun
- a pinnacle of ice among crevasses on a glacier, usually on a steep slope
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sérac1
1855–60; < French sérac kind of white cheese (compare Medieval Latin serācium ), ultimately < Latin serum whey
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sérac1
C19: from Swiss French: a variety of white cheese (hence the ice that it resembles) from Medieval Latin serācium, from Latin serum whey
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