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subglacial.

Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃl̩/Received-Pronunciation/sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃɪ.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ə)l/General-American
  1. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.

    not-comparable
  2. Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier; extremely slow.

    excessive · informal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *upó From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + glacial (“of or relating to glaciers; cold and icy; (figurative) very slow”).

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