aqueoglacial
aqueoglacial adjective: deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
Adjective
aqueoglacial (not comparable)
- Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
- Deposits of aqueoglacial sediments compose a significant portion of the landscape.
- The general sequence starts with a basal, characteristic formation of tillite and associated aqueoglacial sediments designating a glacial episode of supercontinental dimensions and remarkable uniformity.1987, Carl Seyfert, editor, The Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., page 312
- Synonyms:
- glacioaqueous
Synonyms of aqueoglacial
Origin of aqueoglacial
From aqueous + glacial
Questions about aqueoglacial
- What does aqueoglacial mean?
- Aqueoglacial means deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
- What part of speech is aqueoglacial?
- Aqueoglacial is an adjective.
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