subglacial

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ glacial

Adjective

subglacial (not comparable)

Formed, or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice
- 1836 Edward Charlesworth - The Magazine of Natural History
  It is also this melting beneath the ice (subglacial, suppose we call it) which loosens the ice from the ground, . . .

Antonyms

supraglacial

Related terms

Terms related to subglacial

subglacial duct
subglacial lake

subglacial rill

subglacial stream

subglacial volcano

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