glacial

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”). The sense "slow" refers to the speed of actual glaciers, typically around 1 meter per day. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/, /ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/ Rhymes: -eɪʃəl === Adjective === glacial (comparative more glacial, superlative most glacial) Of, or relating to glaciers. Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station. (figuratively) Very slow. Cold and icy. Having the appearance of ice. (figuratively) Cool and unfriendly. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === glacial (plural glacials) A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age). Synonym: ice age Coordinate term: interglacial ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === gallica == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡlə.siˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡla.siˈal] === Adjective === glacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural glacials) glacial === Further reading === “glacial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “glacial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “glacial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “glacial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Adjective === glacial glacial ==== Inflection ==== === References === “glacial” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin glaciālis. Morphologically, from glace +‎ -ial. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡla.sjal/ Homophones: glaciale, glaciales === Adjective === glacial (feminine glaciale, masculine plural glaciaux, feminine plural glaciales) freezing, ice-cold, very cold (figuratively) icy, very cold ==== Related terms ==== glaçant glaciaire === Further reading === “glacial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: gla‧cial === Adjective === glacial m or f (plural glaciais) frozen, at the temperature of ice Synonym: xeado glacial, pertaining to glaciers (figuratively) frigid, chilly, not cordial Synonym: xélido ==== Related terms ==== glaciación === Further reading === “glacial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”). === Adjective === glacial m (Jersey) icy == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === glacial m (feminine singular glaciala, masculine plural glacials, feminine plural glacialas) glacial === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 350 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gla‧ci‧al === Adjective === glacial m or f (plural glaciais) glacial (cold and icy) Synonym: gélido glacial (relating to glaciers) (relational) ice age (figurative) glacial; cold (emotionally distant) Synonyms: frio, gélido === Further reading === “glacial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “glacial” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “glacial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French glacial, from Latin glacialis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡla.t͡ʃiˈal/ === Adjective === glacial m or n (feminine singular glacială, masculine plural glaciali, feminine/neuter plural glaciale) glacial ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “glacial”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin glaciālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlaˈθjal/ [ɡlaˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈsjal/ [ɡlaˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: gla‧cial === Adjective === glacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural glaciales) glacial (figuratively) frigid, chilly, not cordial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “glacial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025