different between subglacial vs subglacially

subglacial

English

Etymology

sub- +? glacial

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s?b??le???l/, /s?b??le??i.?l/
  • Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

subglacial (not comparable)

  1. Formed, or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice
    • 1836 Edward Charlesworth - The Magazine of Natural History
      It is also this melting beneath the ice (subglacial, suppose we call it) which loosens the ice from the ground, . . .
  2. (informal) Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier.

Antonyms

  • supraglacial

Related terms

References

  • “subglacial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sub?la??jal/, [su??.??la??jal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sub?la?sjal/, [su??.??la?sjal]

Adjective

subglacial (plural subglaciales)

  1. subglacial

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subglacially

English

Etymology

subglacial +? -ly

Adverb

subglacially (not comparable)

  1. In a subglacial manner; beneath a glacier or ice.

subglacially From the web:

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