glaciofluvial

English

Alternative forms

• glacifluvial

Etymology

From glacio- +‎ fluvial.

Adjective

glaciofluvial (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to water flowing on, in, or against glaciers or ice sheets.
   • 1902, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper - Volume 1418, →ISBN, page 17:

     Trends in dominance of glaciofluvial deposits or of till and lacustrine deposits can be recognized.

   • 1988, Robert Phillip Sharp, Living Ice: Understanding Glaciers and Glaciation‎^[1], page 149:

     Another unusual ice-contact feature is an esker, a long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of glaciofluvial sand and gravel inhabiting a glaciated area.

   • 2003, Joni Mäkinen, The Development of Depositional Environments Within the Interlobate Säkylänharju-Virttaankangas Glaciofluvial Complex in SW Finland, page 7:

     During the last decade, there has been a growing interest in understanding the nature of groundwater resources of Finnish glaciofluvial deposits and in the production of artificial groundwater in order to protect future water supplies.

Translations

pertaining to water flowing on, in, or against glaciers or ice sheets

• Finnish: glasifluviaalinen (fi)

Anagrams

• fluvioglacial