gla
41gla|bel|la — «gluh BEHL uh», noun, plural bel|lae « BEHL ee». the small space on the forehead immediately above and between the eyebrows. ╂[< New Latin glabella, special use of feminine of Latin glabellus, adjective (diminutive) < glaber smooth] …
42gla|brous — «GLAY bruhs», adjective. without hair or down; smooth: »Nasturtiums have glabrous stems. ╂[< Latin glaber smooth + English ous] …
43gla|ci|ate — «GLAY shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to cover with ice or glaciers. 2. to act on or form by ice or glaciers: »a glaciated valley. 3. to freeze. ╂[< Latin glaciār …
44gla|ci|a|tion — «GLAY shee AY shuhn», noun. the act or process of covering or state of being covered with ice; glacial action or effect …
45gla|ciered — «GLAY shuhrd», adjective. having glaciers …
46gla|cier — «GLAY shuhr», noun. a large mass of ice formed from snow on high ground and moving very slowly down a mountain or along a sloping valley, or spreading slowly over a large area of land until it melts or breaks up. Glaciers can form wherever winter …
47gla|ci|o|flu|vi|al — «GLAY shee oh FLOO vee uhl, see », adjective. of or produced by glaciers and rivers: »a glaciofluvial plain. ╂[< Latin glaciēs ice + English fluvial] …
48gla|ci|o|la|cus|trine — «GLAY shee oh luh KUHS trihn, see », adjective. of or produced by glaciers and lakes: »glaciolacustrine deposits. ╂[< Latin glaciēs ice + English lacustrine] …
49gla|ci|o|log|i|cal — «GLAY shee uh LOJ uh kuhl, see », adjective. of or having to do with glaciology: »The glaciological studies will also help to establish the earth s heat balance more accurately (Science News Letter) …
50gla|ci|o|log|ic — «GLAY shee uh LOJ ihk, see », adjective. = glaciological. (Cf. ↑glaciological) …
