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Glacial vs Arctic - What's the difference?

glacial | arctic | Related terms |

Glacial is a related term of arctic.


As proper nouns the difference between glacial and arctic

is that glacial is (geology) of the pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers while arctic is .

As an adjective arctic is

.

As a noun arctic is

.

glacial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to glaciers
  • * We examined the glacial deposits
  • (figuratively) very slow
  • * 2010 , "Under the volcano", The Economist , 16 Oct 2010:
    • Progress on judicial reform has been glacial , meeting enormous resistance.
  • cold and icy
  • * After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial
  • having the appearance of ice
  • * On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle
  • cool and unfriendly
  • * He gave me a glacial stare

    • Derived terms

    * englacial * interglacial * monoglacial * postglacial * preglacial * proglacial * subglacial * supraglacial ----

    arctic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Arctic)

    • Noun

    (en noun)