subglacial

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ glacial

Adjective

subglacial (not comparable)

1. Formed, or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice
   • 1836 Edward Charlesworth - The Magazine of Natural History

     It is also this melting beneath the ice (subglacial, suppose we call it) which loosens the ice from the ground, . . .

Antonyms

• supraglacial

Related terms

• subglacial duct
• subglacial lake
• subglacial rill
• subglacial stream
• subglacial volcano

 

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /subɡlaˈθjal/ [suβ̞.ɣ̞laˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /subɡlaˈsjal/ [suβ̞.ɣ̞laˈsjal]

Adjective

subglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural subglaciales)

1. subglacial