Look up: glacier

1. glacier
   A mass of land ice that is formed by the cumulative recrystallization of firn. A glacier flows slowly (at present or in the past) from an accumulation area to an ablation area. Some well-known glaciers are: the Zermatt, Stechelberg, Grindelwald, Trient, Les Diablerets, and Rhone in Switzerland; the ...
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2. glacier
   [n] - a slowly moving mass of ice
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3. glacier
   A slow moving mass of ice.
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4. glacier
   a vast mass of perpetual ice on land produced by the long-term compaction and crystallisation of snow, with evidence of very slow movement throughout its history; a major cause of avalanches Category: Management in the public and private sector • a mass of snow and ice continuously movin...
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5. Glacier
   Gla'cier noun [ French glacier , from glace ice, Latin glacies .] An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, ...
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6. glacier
   An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland. ... The mass of compacted snow forming the upper part of a glacier is called the firn, or neve; the glacier proper ...
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7. Glacier
   • (n.) An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in Greenland.
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8. glacier
   any large mass of perennial ice that originates on land by the recrystallization of snow or other forms of solid precipitation and that shows ... [26 related articles]
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9. glacier
   glacier A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass, formed from compacted snow in an area where snow accumulation exceeds melting; it moves slowly outward from the center of accumulation or down a mountain slope, or valley, until it melts or breaks away.
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10. Glacier
    Glaciers are icy masses of great bulk, harder than snow, yet not exactly like common ice, which cover the summits and sides of mountains above the snow-line. They are found in Switzerland, Scandinavia, the Andes, etc.
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11. Glacier
    A large long lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land. Most glaciers flow along topographic gradients because of their weight and gravity.
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12. Glacier
    A large mass of freshwater ice originally of atmospheric origin that forms on land over many years. There are two main types of glacier: mountain glaciers which form at altitude among mountain peaks and valleys; and continental glaciers, which form over continents at high latitude. Glaciers formed o...
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13. glacier
    glacier, moving mass of ice that survives year to year, formed by the compacting of snow into névé and then into granular ice and set in motion outward and downward by the force of gravity and the stress of its accumulated mass. Glaciers are usually found in high altitudes and latitude...
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14. glacier
    Click images to enlargeBody of ice, originating in mountains in snowfields above the snowline, that moves slowly downhill and is constantly built up from its source. The geographic features produced by the erosive action of glaciers (erosion) are characteristic and include glacial troughs (U-shaped valleys), corries, ...
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15. Glacier
    A `glacier` (pronounced or ) is a large persistent body of ice. Originating on land, a glacier flows slowly due to stresses induced by its weight. The crevasses and other distinguishing features of a glacier are due to its flow. Another consequence of glacier flow is the transport of rock and debris...
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