glaciated
|gla-ci-a-ted|
/ˈɡleɪsiˌeɪtɪd/
(glaciate)
cover with ice / be covered by ice
Etymology
'glaciated' ultimately originates from the Latin word 'glacies', meaning 'ice', via the noun 'glacier' in French and the English verb 'glaciate' formed from that root.
'glaciated' developed from English 'glaciate' (to cover with ice), which came from French 'glacier' (a mass of ice) and from Latin 'glacies'; Medieval Latin forms such as 'glaciatus' also influenced English formations.
Initially it referred to being covered with ice ('ice-covered'); over time it has retained that sense and also came to describe landforms shaped by glacier activity ('shaped by ice').
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'glaciate' — to cover with ice or to become covered with glaciers.
Many coastal areas were glaciated during the last ice age.
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Adjective 1
covered by glaciers or large masses of ice.
The high plateau remained glaciated throughout the Pleistocene.
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Adjective 2
shaped, eroded, or modified by the action of glaciers (e.g., valleys, ridges).
The region's glaciated valleys are characteristic of past ice movement.
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Last updated: 2026/01/14 21:49