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Glacier vs Stoss - What's the difference?

glacier | stoss |

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between glacier and stoss

is that glacier is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill while stoss is (geology) facing towards the advancing flow of a glacier.

As a noun glacier

is (geology) a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

As an adjective stoss is

(geology) facing towards the advancing flow of a glacier.

glacier

English

(wikipedia glacier) (wikipedia glacier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

    • Derived terms

    * glacial * glaciation

    See also

    * iceberg

    Anagrams

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    stoss

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) Facing towards the advancing flow of a glacier.