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glacial
/ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/
noun
A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
Similar: ice age
Synonymsice age
adjective
Of, or relating to glaciers.
"Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station."
Very slow.
Cold and icy.
"After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial."
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