glaciation

/ˈgleɪʃiˌeɪʃən/
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Other forms: glaciations

Definitions of glaciation
  1. noun
    the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
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    types:
    Riss glaciation
    the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time
    Saale glaciation
    the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
    Wolstonian glaciation
    the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
    type of:
    geologic process, geological process
    (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
  2. noun
    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”
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    type of:
    environmental condition
    the state of the environment
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