Glacial vs Hibernal - What's the difference?
glacial | hibernal | Related terms |
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
Glacial is a related term of hibernal.
As a proper noun glacial
is (geology) of the pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.As an adjective hibernal is
of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal.glacial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Progress on judicial reform has been glacial , meeting enormous resistance.