nnoun.statethe condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial actionExamples:- Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe
Derivationally Related Form:glacialglaciate
Hypernyms:environmental condition
Inherited Hypernyms:glaciationenvironmental conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of iceDerivationally Related Form:glacialglaciate
Hypernyms:geologic process geological process
Inherited Hypernyms:glaciationgeological processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Riss glaciationSaale glaciationWolstonian glaciation
Full Hyponyms:riss glaciationsaale glaciationwolstonian glaciation