glacial

See also Glacial

English

Etymology

From French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/, X-SAMPA: /gleI.S@l/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəl

Adjective

glacial (comparative more glacial, superlative most glacial)

1. of, or relating to glaciers
   • We examined the glacial deposits
2. (figuratively) very slow
   • 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010:

     Progress on judicial reform has been glacial, meeting enormous resistance.

3. cold and icy
   • After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial
4. having the appearance of ice
   • On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle
5. cool and unfriendly
   • He gave me a glacial stare

Translations

relating to glaciers

• Czech: glaciální (cs)
• Ido: glaciera (io), glacierala (io)

• Irish: oighreach (ga), an oighir (ga)
• Manx: rioee (gv)

cold and icy

• Czech: glaciální (cs)
• Finnish: hyinen (fi), jäinen (fi), jäätävä (fi), jääkylmä (fi)

• Ido: glacia (io), glaciala (io), glaciatra (io)

Derived terms

• englacial
• interglacial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• proglacial
• subglacial

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French

Adjective

glacial m (feminine glaciale, masculine plural glaciaux, feminine plural glaciales)

1. glacial (all meanings)

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Galician

Adjective

glacial m and f (plural glaciais)

1. frozen, at the temperature of ice
2. glacial, pertaining to glaciers
3. (figuratively) frigid, chilly, not cordial

Synonyms

• (freezing): xeado
• (frigid, chilly): xélido

Related terms

• glaciación

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”).

Adjective

glacial m (feminine glaciale, masculine plural glaciaux, feminine plural glaciales)

1. icy

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Spanish

Adjective

glacial m and f (plural glaciales)

1. glacial
2. (figuratively) frigid, chilly, not cordial

Related terms

• glacialmente
• glaciación