Glacial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or derived from a glacier

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈeɪʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈeɪʃəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæɹə/.

Examples

glacial deposit
a frigid greeting
got a frosty reception

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frigid frosty gelid polar wintry icy arctic frozen

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or derived from a glacier “glacial deposit”
adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain “a frigid greeting”
adjective	extremely cold “an arctic climate”

Word Forms

glaciation	noun	the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
glacier	noun	a slowly moving mass of ice
frigidness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frigidity	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
iciness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
gelidity	noun	coldness due to a cold environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gletscher

sich auf einen Gletscher beziehend oder von einem Gletscher abgeleitet

🇮🇹Italian

glaciale

relativo o derivato da un ghiacciaio

🇳🇱Dutch

gletsjer

betrekking hebbend op of afgeleid van een gletsjer

🇷🇺Russian

ледниковый

относящийся к леднику или полученный из него

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत ठंडा

ग्लेशियर से संबंधित या उससे प्राप्त

🇧🇩Bengali

হিমবাহ

একটি হিমবাহের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা প্রাপ্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பனிப்பாறை

ஒரு பனிப்பாறையுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது பெறப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

హిమనదీయ

హిమానీనదానికి సంబంధించినది లేదా దాని నుండి తీసుకోబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

हिमनदी

हिमनदीशी संबंधित किंवा त्यातून मिळवलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિમનદી

ગ્લેશિયરથી સંબંધિત અથવા તારવેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಲೇಶಿಯಲ್

ಹಿಮನದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലേഷ്യൽ

ഒരു ഹിമാനിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അതിൽ നിന്ന് ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੇਸ਼ੀਅਲ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲੇਸ਼ੀਅਰ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

برفانی

گلیشیر سے متعلق یا اس سے ماخوذ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冰川的

与冰川有关或源自冰川

🇯🇵Japanese

氷河

氷河に関連する、または氷河に由来する

🇰🇷Korean

빙하

빙하와 관련되거나 빙하에서 파생된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băng giá

liên quan đến hoặc có nguồn gốc từ sông băng

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำแข็ง

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมาจากธารน้ำแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

glasial

berkaitan dengan atau berasal dari gletser

🇲🇾Malay

glasier

berkaitan atau berasal daripada glasier

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجليدية

تتعلق أو مشتقة من نهر جليدي

🇮🇷Persian

یخبندان

مربوط به یک یخچال طبیعی یا مشتق شده از آن

🇹🇷Turkish

buzul

bir buzulla ilgili veya buzuldan türetilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַרחוֹנִי

קשור או נובע מקרחון

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