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Deglaciation vs Deglaciate - What's the difference?

deglaciation | deglaciate | Related terms |

Deglaciation is a related term of deglaciate.


As a noun deglaciation

is (climatology|paleontology) the removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.

As a verb deglaciate is

(of land) to become uncovered as a result of the melting of a former glacier.

deglaciation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (climatology, paleontology) The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.

    • Synonyms

    * deglacierization

    deglaciate

    English

    Verb

    (deglaciat)
  • (of land) To become uncovered as a result of the melting of a former glacier

    • Related terms

    * deglaciation