glacioaqueous

English

Etymology

From glacio- +‎ aqueous.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gla‧ci‧o‧a‧que‧ous

Adjective

glacioaqueous (not comparable)

1. (geology) Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.

   Synonym: aqueoglacial

   The glacioaqueous interactions of water and ice can have a significant effect on the local geology

   • December 20, 2014, Patsy Gernster, Henry Darwin Rogers, 1808–1866: American Geologist‎^[2], University of Alabama Press, page 113:

     Some, like Hitchcock, whose studies in Massachusetts convinced him that ice played a role, thought it more appropriate to talk of a glacioaqueous theory to reflect combined forces of water and ice.

Related terms

• glaciofluvial