glaciation

IPA: gɫeɪʃiˈeɪʃʌn

The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
A particular instance of glacier formation.
The act of freezing.

Examples of "glaciation" in Sentences

Widened by glaciation and altered by more faults and wind erosion, canyons within canyons were formed until 50 million years ago a river began to flow.
These erratic blocks of foreign origin are often polished and striated, having undergone what is called glaciation, of which more will be said by and by.
Comparatively, the couple of decades preceding 1880 were very humid: lakes stood high, mountain glaciation was extensive, and precipitation more abundant.
The area has outstanding natural beauty, floral and faunal diversity, and is a prime example of ongoing geological processes such as glaciation and canyon formation.
The combination of the latter two is generally known as the Milankovic cycle, and it explains * all* of the major periods of glaciation for the last several million years.
Instead of overhunting, the scientists think that perhaps historic climate changes are to blame, such as glaciation events that could have forced the whales to change habitats and therefore food sources and calving grounds.
In general, the north sides are concave in both their horizontal and vertical sections, having been sculptured into this shape by the residual glaciers that lingered in the protecting northern shadows, while the sun-beaten south sides, having never been subjected to this kind of glaciation, are convex or irregular.