superglacial

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adjective

Above a glacier or other body of ice

OriginEnglish glacial ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperglacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAbove a glacier or other body of ice

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishglacial
  8. Englishsuperglacial

From super- + glacial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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