glaciation
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action
Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe
Types & categories
- environmental condition hypernym
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Sense 2 noun
the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
Types & categories
- geological process hypernym
- Riss glaciation hyponym
- Saale glaciation hyponym
- Wolstonian glaciation hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaciate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaciate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | glacial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | environmental condition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaciate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaciate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | glacial |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Riss glaciation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Saale glaciation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Wolstonian glaciation |