English noun: glaciation | |||
1. | glaciation (state) the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action | ||
Samples | Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | environmental condition | ||
2. | glaciation (process) the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | geologic process, geological process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Riss glaciation, Saale glaciation, Wolstonian glaciation | ||