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Definitions of glaciation
  1. noun
    the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
    "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe"
  2. noun
    the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
Definition that contains glaciation
  • pleistocene from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
  • acadia national park a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
  • pleistocene epoch from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
  • glacial epoch from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
  • riss glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time
  • piedmont glacier a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice
  • saale glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
  • piedmont type of glacier a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice
  • wolstonian glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
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