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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf F. glacial.] 1. Pertaining to ice or to its action consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as glacial phenomena. --Lyell. 2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as glacial phosphoric or acetic acids. {Glacial acid} (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike form as acetic or carbolic acid. {Glacial drift} (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder drift. {Glacial} {epoch or period} (Geol.), a period during which the climate of the modern temperate regions was polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern hemisphere to the mountain tops. {Glacial} {theory or hypothesis}. (Geol.) See {Glacier theory}, under {Glacier}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: glacial adj 1: relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit" 2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: {frigid}, {frosty}, {frozen}, {icy}, {wintry}] 3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: {arctic}, {freezing}, {frigid}, {gelid}, {icy}, {polar}]
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