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English noun: glaciation

1. glaciation (state) the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action


SamplesAgassiz 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









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