"glaciation" in the noun sense
1. glaciation
the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice the result of glacial action
"Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe"
2. glaciation
the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
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