glacier

Glacier — Gla cier, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

glacier — noun ледник, глетчер …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Glacier — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Shoegazing, Independent Psychedelic Rock Gründung 2005 Website …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Glacier — (fr., spr. Glasiëh), Eisberg, Gletscher …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Glacier — (franz., spr. glaßjĕ), Eishändler; Gletscher, Eisberg; Glacière, Eiskeller, Eisgrube …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Glacier — (frz., spr. ßĭeh), Eisberg, Gletscher; Glacière (spr. ßĭähr), Eiskeller; glacieren (spr. glaß ), mit einer glatten, glänzenden Fläche überziehen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Glacier — This article is about the geological formation. For other uses, see Glacier (disambiguation). The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan. At 62 kilometres (39 mi) in length, it is one of the longest alpine glaciers on… …   Wikipedia

Glacier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Glacier (homonymie). Le glacier d Aletsch (Suisse), le plus grand glacier des Alpes …   Wikipédia en Français

glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …   Universalium

glacier — * * * 1. glacier [ glasje ] n. m. • 1322 région., répandu XVIIIe; de glace ♦ Champ de glace éternelle, formé par l accumulation de la neige. Mouvement de descente des glaciers. Glaciers polaires, couvrant des surfaces continentales importantes… …   Encyclopédie Universelle