glacial drift
1Glacial drift — 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;… …
2glacial drift — noun : drift 2g(2) * * * Geol. material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater. Also called drift. Cf. till4. * * * glacial drift, clay, gravel, sand, or other rock material transported or… …
3glacial drift — Geol. material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater. Also called drift. Cf. till4. * * * …
4glacial drift — (not recommended) use drift …
5glacial drift — noun An accumulation of earth and rock which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs …
6glacial drift — Sediment material contained, transported, and deposited by glaciers [16] …
7Glacial — 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 …
8Glacial acid — 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;… …
9Glacial epoch — 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;… …
10Glacial hypothesis — 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;… …
