glaciation

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age

   “This simulation aims at describing the hydrological conditions at a Swedish deep repository of nuclear waste during a glaciation.”

2. isim A particular instance of glacier formation.

   “Deposits of the Caribou Hills glaciation only locally retain a distinct hummocky morainal form, with filled kettle depressions and subdued knobs. Along the mountain fronts the marginal deposits of this glaciation reach an average altitude of slightly more than 3,000 feet.”

3. isim The act of freezing.

   “For cave glaciation to occur it is necessary that the air temperature outside the caves be negative either for all or part of a year; such conditions exist in many regions of the world.”