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glacial
(mass) | glacial
- ľadový |
glacial
(encz) | glacial,ledovcový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
glacial
(encz) | glacial,ledový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Glacial
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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glacial
(wn) | glacial
adj 1: relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit"
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness
or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a
frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy
stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen,
glacial, icy, wintry]
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
"polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial,
icy, polar] |
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glacial
(mass) | glacial
- ľadový |
at glacial pace
(encz) | at glacial pace,hlemýždím tempem [fráz.] Pino |
glacial
(encz) | glacial,ledovcový adj: Zdeněk Brožglacial,ledový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
glacial boulder
(encz) | glacial boulder, n: |
glacial epoch
(encz) | glacial epoch, n: |
glacial period
(encz) | glacial period, n: |
glacially
(encz) | glacially, adv: |
interglacial
(encz) | interglacial,interglaciální adj: Zdeněk Brožinterglacial,meziledový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
periglacial
(encz) | periglacial,periglaciální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Fulmarus glacialis
(gcide) | Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds, of the family
Procellariid[ae], allied to the albatrosses and petrels.
Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel,
malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
gigantea}).
[1913 Webster]Noddy \Nod"dy\, n.; pl. Noddies. [Prob. fr. nod to incline the
head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]
1. A simpleton; a fool. --L'Estrange.
Syn: tomnoddy.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) Any tern of the genus Anous, as Anous stolidus.
(b) The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes
also applied to other sea birds.
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3. An old game at cards. --Halliwell.
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4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.
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5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat
spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; --
used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal
vibrations of a body to which it is attached.
[1913 Webster]Mollemoke \Mol"le*moke`\, n. [Sw. mallemucke the stormy petrel.]
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and
fulmars, as Fulmarus glacialis, of the North Atlantic, and
several species of Aestrelata, of the Southern Ocean. See
Fulmar. [Written also mollymawk, malmock, mollemock,
mallemocke, etc.]
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Glacial acid
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacial drift
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacial epoch
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacial hypothesis
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacial period
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacial phenol
(gcide) | Phenol \Phe"nol\ (f[=e]"n[=o]l; 277), n. [Gr. fai`nein to show +
-ol: cf. F. ph['e]nol.] (Chem.)
1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH,
produced by the destructive distillation of many organic
bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy
oil from coal tar.
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Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote,
which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is
of the type of alcohols, and is called also {phenyl
alcohol}, but has acid properties, and hence is
popularly called carbolic acid, and was formerly
called phenic acid. It is a powerful caustic poison,
and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic.
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2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which
phenol proper is the type.
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Glacial phenol (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or
carbolic acid.
Phenol acid (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which
are at once a derivative of phenol and an organic acid;
thus, salicylic acid is a phenol acid.
Phenol alcohol (Chem.), any one of series of derivatives of
phenol and carbinol which have the properties of both
combined; thus, saligenin is a phenol alcohol.
Phenol aldehyde (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds
having both phenol and aldehyde properties.
Phenol phthalein. See phenolphthalein.
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Glacial phosphoric acid
(gcide) | Phosphoric \Phos*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or
containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those
compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as
contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.
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2. Phosphorescent. "A phosphoric sea." --Byron.
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Glacial phosphoric acid. (Chem.)
(a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy
semitransparent masses or sticks.
(b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.
Phosphoric acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of
phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of
compounds, viz., the phosphates.
Soluble phosphoric acid, Insoluble phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or
in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble
and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
Reverted phosphoric acid (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid
changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic
(insoluble) salts.
[1913 Webster]metaphosphoric \met`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3,
analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid,
obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called {glacial
phosphoric acid}. Compare the tribasic {orthophosphoric
acid}.
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glacial phosphoric acid
(gcide) | Phosphoric \Phos*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.]
1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or
containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those
compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as
contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.
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2. Phosphorescent. "A phosphoric sea." --Byron.
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Glacial phosphoric acid. (Chem.)
(a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy
semitransparent masses or sticks.
(b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.
Phosphoric acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of
phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of
compounds, viz., the phosphates.
Soluble phosphoric acid, Insoluble phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or
in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble
and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
Reverted phosphoric acid (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid
changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic
(insoluble) salts.
[1913 Webster]metaphosphoric \met`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3,
analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid,
obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called {glacial
phosphoric acid}. Compare the tribasic {orthophosphoric
acid}.
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Glacial theory
(gcide) | Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.
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2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.
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Glacial acid (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.
Glacial drift (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.
Glacial epoch or Glacial period (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.
Glacial theory or Glacial hypothesis. (Geol.) See
Glacier theory, under Glacier.
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Glacialist
(gcide) | Glacialist \Gla"cial*ist\, n.
One who attributes the phenomena of the drift, in geology, to
glaciers.
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Postglacial
(gcide) | Postglacial \Post*gla"cial\, a. (Geol.)
(a) Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the
Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of
Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of
the glacier from the locality.
(b) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an epoch after the
last Glacial and before the Terrace epoch. [R.]
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Preglacial
(gcide) | Preglacial \Pre*gla"cial\, a. (Geol.)
Prior to the glacial or drift period.
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Subglacial
(gcide) | Subglacial \Sub*gla"cial\, a.
Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being
beneath a glacier; as, subglacial streams.
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fulmarus glacialis
(wn) | Fulmarus glacialis
n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn:
fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis] |
glacial
(wn) | glacial
adj 1: relating to or derived from a glacier; "glacial deposit"
2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness
or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a
frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy
stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen,
glacial, icy, wintry]
3: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
"polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial,
icy, polar] |
glacial boulder
(wn) | glacial boulder
n 1: a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far
distant from its place of origin |
glacial epoch
(wn) | glacial epoch
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large
part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was
during the Pleistocene" [syn: ice age, glacial period,
glacial epoch]
2: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive
glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human
evolution [syn: Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, {Glacial
epoch}] |
glacial period
(wn) | glacial period
n 1: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large
part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was
during the Pleistocene" [syn: ice age, glacial period,
glacial epoch] |
glacially
(wn) | glacially
adv 1: by a glacier; "glacially deposited material" |
postglacial
(wn) | postglacial
adj 1: relating to or occurring during the time following a
glacial period |
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