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- [gley-sher]
- /ˈgleɪ ʃər/
- /ˈɡlæs.i.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gley-sher]
- /ˈgleɪ ʃər/
Definitions of glacier word
- noun glacier an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers. 1
- noun glacier A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. 1
- noun glacier mass of ice 1
- countable noun glacier A glacier is an extremely large mass of ice which moves very slowly, often down a mountain valley. 0
- noun glacier a slowly moving mass of ice originating from an accumulation of snow. It can either spread out from a central mass (continental glacier) or descend from a high valley (alpine glacier) 0
- noun glacier a large mass of ice and snow that forms in areas where the rate of snowfall constantly exceeds the rate at which the snow melts: it moves slowly outward from the center of accumulation or down a mountain until it melts or breaks away 0
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Origin of glacier
First appearance:
before 1735 One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45; < dialectal French, derivative of Old French glace ice < Late Latin glacia (for Latin glaciēs)
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Parts of speech for Glacier
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glacier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glacier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glacier
noun glacier
- iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- ice floe — a large flat mass of floating ice.
- icecap — a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- berg — Alban (Maria Johannes) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
- floe — Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
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