In geology, glaciation is the process by which the land is covered by glaciers. Glaciations are periods when this happens. the process in which land is covered by glaciers, or the effect this process has
The transformation of cloud particles from water droplets to ice crystals Thus, a cumulonimbus cloud is said to have a "glaciated" upper portion
The process of glaciating, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena
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"
(a) The formation, movement, and recession of glaciers or ice sheets (b) A collective term for the geologic processes of glacial activity, including erosion and deposition, and the resulting effects of such action on the earth's surface <c> A glacial epoch, or a glacial stage, a part of geologic time during which glaciers were more extensive than at present