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supraglacial

supraglacial adjective: of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier.

Adjective

supraglacial (comparative more supraglacial, superlative most supraglacial)

  1. Of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier.

Antonyms of supraglacial

Forms of supraglacial

comparativemore supraglacial
superlativemost supraglacial

Origin of supraglacial

From supra- + glacial.

Words formed from supraglacial

Questions about supraglacial

What does supraglacial mean?
Supraglacial means of, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier.
What part of speech is supraglacial?
Supraglacial is an adjective.

Words near supraglacial in the dictionary

  1. supragenual
  2. suprageriatric
  3. supragingival
  4. supragingivally
  5. supraglabellar
  6. supraglacial
  7. supraglacially
  8. supraglenoid
  9. supraglenoidal
  10. supraglottal
  11. supraglottic

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