Meanings
noundeglaciation (plural deglaciations)
plural deglaciations
- biologyThe removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
Synonyms: deglacierization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
Similar
deglacierization
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishglaciation
- Englishdeglaciation
From de- + glaciation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Entgletscherung, Gletscherschmelze
- Entgletscherungremoval of all glacial land ice
- Gletscherschmelzeremoval of all glacial land ice
- Gletscherschwundremoval of all glacial land ice
- Deglaziationremoval of all glacial land ice
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deglaciation
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APA
deglaciation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglaciation
MLA
“deglaciation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglaciation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deglaciation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglaciation.
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