Gla"ci*ate (?), v. i. [L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to freeze, fr. glacies ice.]

To turn to ice.

 

© Webster 1913.


Gla"ci*ate, v. t.

1.

To convert into, or cover with, ice.

2. Geol.

To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.

Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed, furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.