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Glaciology — (from Middle French dialect (Franco Provençal): glace , ice ; or Latin: glacies , frost, ice ; and Greek: λόγος, logos , speech lit. to talk about ice ) is the study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.… … Wikipedia
glaciology — 1856, from L. glacies ice (see GLACIAL (Cf. glacial)) + OLOGY (Cf. ology). Related: Glaciological; glaciologist … Etymology dictionary
glaciology — ☆ glaciology [glā΄shē äl′ə jē, glā΄sēäl′ə jē ] n. [glacio (< GLACIER) + LOGY] 1. the scientific study of the formation, movements, etc. of glaciers 2. the glacial formations of a particular region glaciological [glā΄shē ə läj′i kəl, glā΄sēə… … English World dictionary
glaciology — glaciologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis ledynų kilmę, raidą, savybes, geografinį pasiskirstymą ir ryšius su geografine aplinka. atitikmenys: angl. glaciology vok. Glaciologie, f rus. глациология, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
glaciology — noun Etymology: Latin glacies + International Scientific Vocabulary logy Date: 1889 any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs • glaciological adjective • glaciologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
glaciology — glaciological /glay shee euh loj i keuhl, see /, glaciologic, adj. /glay shee ol euh jee, see /, n. the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth s topography. [1890 95;… … Universalium
glaciology — study of ice ages and glaciation Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
glaciology — glac·i·ol·o·gy || ‚glæsɪ É‘lÉ™dʒɪ / É’l n. scientific study of glaciers … English contemporary dictionary
glaciology — [ˌgleɪsɪ ɒlədʒi] noun the study of glaciers. Derivatives glaciological adjective glaciologist noun … English new terms dictionary
glaciology — gla·ci·ol·o·gy … English syllables
