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aqueoglacial

adjective

Deposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.

“Deposits of aqueoglacial sediments compose a significant portion of the landscape.”

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adjectiveaqueoglacial (not comparable)

not comparablegeographyDeposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
Deposits of aqueoglacial sediments compose a significant portion of the landscape.
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The general sequence starts with a basal, characteristic formation of tillite and associated aqueoglacial sediments designating a glacial episode of supercontinental dimensions and remarkable uniformity.
1987, Carl Seyfert, editor, The Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., page 312
Synonyms: glacioaqueous

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adjectiveDeposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.

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Origin

From aqueous + glacial

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APA

aqueoglacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueoglacial

MLA

“aqueoglacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueoglacial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aqueoglacial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueoglacial.

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