glaciology
noun
gla·ci·ol·o·gy
ˌglā-shē-ˈä-lə-jē 
-sē-
: any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs
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This kicked off a family legacy of annual glaciology measurements at Illecillewaet, Asulkan, Yoho, Victoria, and Wenkchemna Glaciers, which started in 1896 and ended in 1922.
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Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
This first-ever inventory of crevasses across the entire Greenland Ice Sheet will help do that, said William Colgan, a glaciology and climate professor with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, who was not involved with the study.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Pettit calls it forensic glaciology.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Michèle Koppes, professor of glaciology at the University of British Columbia, will discuss the impact of rising sea levels and disappearing glaciers on communities that rely on the seas for tourism and their economies, and the impact on all of us who rely on fresh water to drink.
—Alan Henry, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022
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Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
This first-ever inventory of crevasses across the entire Greenland Ice Sheet will help do that, said William Colgan, a glaciology and climate professor with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, who was not involved with the study.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Pettit calls it forensic glaciology.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Michèle Koppes, professor of glaciology at the University of British Columbia, will discuss the impact of rising sea levels and disappearing glaciers on communities that rely on the seas for tourism and their economies, and the impact on all of us who rely on fresh water to drink.
—Alan Henry, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2022
See All Example Sentences for glaciology
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“Glaciology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaciology. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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