glacial 音标拼音: [gl'eʃəl]
a . 冰的,冰河的,冰河时代的,冰冷的
冰的,冰河的,冰河时代的,冰冷的
glacial adj 1 :
relating to or derived from a glacier ; "
glacial deposit "
2 :
devoid of warmth and cordiality ;
expressive of unfriendliness or disdain ; "
a frigid greeting "; "
got a frosty reception "; "
a frozen look on their faces "; "
a glacial handshake "; "
icy stare "; "
wintry smile " [
synonym : {
frigid }, {
frosty }, {
frozen },
{
glacial }, {
icy }, {
wintry }]
3 :
extremely cold ; "
an arctic climate "; "
a frigid day "; "
gelid waters of the North Atlantic "; "
glacial winds "; "
icy hands ";
"
polar weather " [
synonym : {
arctic }, {
frigid }, {
gelid }, {
glacial },
{
icy }, {
polar }]
Glacial \
Gla "
cial \,
a . [
L .
glacialis ,
from glacies ice :
cf .
F .
glacial .]
1 .
Pertaining to ice or to its action ;
consisting of ice ;
frozen ;
icy ;
esp .,
pertaining to glaciers ;
as ,
glacial phenomena . --
Lyell .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Chem .)
Resembling ice ;
having the appearance and consistency of ice ; --
said of certain solid compounds ;
as ,
glacial phosphoric or acetic acids .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Glacial acid } (
Chem .),
an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature ,
in an icelike form ;
as acetic or carbolic acid .
{
Glacial drift } (
Geol .),
earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice ,
land ice ,
or icebergs ;
bowlder drift .
{
Glacial epoch }
or {
Glacial period } (
Geol .),
a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar ,
and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops .
{
Glacial theory }
or {
Glacial hypothesis }. (
Geol .)
See {
Glacier theory },
under {
Glacier }.
[
1913 Webster ]
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "
glacial ":
Siberian ,
algid ,
aloof ,
arctic ,
below zero ,
biting ,
bitter ,
bitterly cold ,
blast -
frozen ,
bleak ,
boreal ,
brisk ,
brumal ,
chill ,
chilly ,
cold ,
cold as charity ,
cold as death ,
cold as ice ,
cold as marble ,
congealed ,
cool ,
crisp ,
cutting ,
distant ,
emotionless ,
exclusive ,
freezing ,
freezing cold ,
frigid ,
frostbitten ,
frostnipped ,
frosty ,
frozen ,
frozen solid ,
gelid ,
hibernal ,
hiemal ,
hyperborean ,
ice ,
ice -
cold ,
ice -
encrusted ,
icelike ,
icy ,
icy -
cold ,
inaccessible ,
inclement ,
indifferent ,
keen ,
nipping ,
nippy ,
numbing ,
penetrating ,
piercing ,
pinching ,
quick -
frozen ,
raw ,
remote ,
reserved ,
rigorous ,
seclusive ,
severe ,
sharp ,
sharp -
frozen ,
sleety ,
slushy ,
snappy ,
standoffish ,
stone -
cold ,
subzero ,
supercooled ,
unapproachable ,
unemotional ,
winterbound ,
winterlike ,
wintery ,
wintry ,
withdrawn
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