glaciation

gla·ci·ate  (glsh-t, -s-)

tr.v. gla·ci·at·ed, gla·ci·at·ing, gla·ci·ates

1.

a. To cover with ice or a glacier.

b. To subject to or affect by glacial action.

2. To freeze.

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[Latin glacire, glacit-, to freeze, from glacis, ice; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

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glaci·ation n.

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glaciation

Noun

the process of covering part of the earth's surface with glaciers or masses of ice

glaciated adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glaciation - the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action; "Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe" environmental condition - the state of the environment
	2.	glaciation - the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice geologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified Riss glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time Saale glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time Wolstonian glaciation - the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time