Vocabulary
Glacial
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers.
Urdu meaning
سرد مہر، گرمجوشی کے بغیر، برفانی تودا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In the last two decades, the global glacial mass decreased significantly, most rapidly during five of the past six years.
- At this rate, up to 80 per cent of the Earth`sl glacial volume could vanish by 2100.
- Already, glacial melt is disrupting ecosystems, destabilising local communities, destroying species` habitats, and deregulating biodiversity, particularly in mountain and riverine ecosystems.
- Coastal communities are not spared either as glacial melt is leading to a rise in sea levels.
- In South Asia, the Hindu KushHimalayan region is often referred to as the world`s `Third Pole` due to the vast size of its glacial coverage the largest outside the polar region.
Synonyms
freezing, bitterly cold, icy, ice-cold, sub-zero, frozen, wintry, arctic
Curator example
“thick glacial deposits”
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