Glacial vs Glacier - What's the difference?
glacial | glacier |
of, or relating to glaciers
* We examined the glacial deposits
(figuratively) very slow
* 2010 , "Under the volcano", The Economist , 16 Oct 2010:
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
Glacier is a derived term of glacial.
In geology terms the difference between glacial and glacier
is that glacial is of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers while glacier is a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.As an adjective glacial
is of, or relating to glaciers.As a proper noun Glacial
is of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.As a noun glacier is
a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.glacial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Progress on judicial reform has been glacial , meeting enormous resistance.