glaciation
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glaciation
(′glā·shē′ā·shən)
(geology) Alteration of any part of the earth's surface by passage of a glacier, chiefly by glacial erosion or deposition.
(meteorology) The transformation of cloud particles from waterdrops to ice crystals, as in the upper portion of a cumulonimbus cloud.
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