noun
glaciology
glay-see-OL-uh-jee
Glaciology (noun) means the scientific study of ice, especially glaciers, and how it shapes the land. Example: “She took a degree in glaciology and now works on polar research.”
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The scientific study of ice, especially glaciers, and how it shapes the land.
"She took a degree in glaciology and now works on polar research."
"Glaciology helps explain how valleys are shaped by moving ice."
"The university has a small glaciology department."
How to use glaciology
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe scientific study of ice, especially glaciers.
When to use it
It is a scientific term, found mostly in academic and geographical writing.
Memory tip
Glaciology covers ice and glaciers in particular, not the earth as a whole.
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Common pairings
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a glaciology department
glaciology research
professor of glaciology
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Etymology
The word joins the Latin glaciēs, meaning ice, to the ending -ology, which means the study of a subject.
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What is glaciology?
Glaciology is the scientific study of ice, especially glaciers, and how it shapes the land.
What does a glaciologist study?
A glaciologist works in glaciology, so studies ice and glaciers and how they affect the land.
Where does the word glaciology come from?
It comes from the Latin word for ice, glaciēs, plus the ending -ology, meaning the study of something.
What is the meaning of glaciology?
"glaciology" (noun) means the scientific study of ice, especially glaciers, and how it shapes the land.
