englacial

[ en-gley-shuhl ]

adjective

, Geology.

1. within the ice of a glacier.
2. believed to have been formerly within the ice of a glacier:

   englacial debris.

englacial

/ ɪnˈɡleɪsɪəl /

adjective

1. embedded in, carried by, or running through a glacier

   an englacial river

   englacial drift

englacial

/ ĕn-glā′shəl /

1. Located or occurring within a glacier, as certain meltwater streams, till deposits, and moraines.

Derived Forms

• enˈglacially, adverb

Other Words From

• en·glacial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of englacial¹

First recorded in 1890–95; en- ¹ + glacial

Example Sentences

The researchers also drilled through the ice and found what they called “englacial” lakes, sandwiched between the surface of the ice shelf and its base, which is in contact with the ocean beneath it.

From Washington Post

They found 55 lakes in total on or in the ice shelf, and a number of them were in this buried, englacial format.

From Washington Post

Many blocks of stone fall into the gaping crevasses and much loose rock is carried down as “englacial material” in the body of the glacier.

From Project Gutenberg

In cases where no rock falls upon the surface there is a considerable amount of englacial material due to upturning either over accumulated ground d�bris or over structural inequalities in the rock floor.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no conflict of opinion with regard to glacial aggradation and the distribution of superglacial, englacial and subglacial material, which during the active existence of a glacier is finally distributed by glacial streams that produce very considerable alluviation.

From Project Gutenberg