different between supraglacial vs subglacial

English

Etymology

supra- +? glacial

Adjective

supraglacial (comparative more supraglacial, superlative most supraglacial)

1. of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier

Antonyms

• subglacial

Translations

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