- superglacial
- \\|süpə(r)+\ adjective
Etymology: super- + glacier + -al
superglacial rivers
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/sooh'peuhr glay"sheuhl/, adj.1. on the surface of a glacier.2. believed to have been formerly on the surface of a glacier: superglacial debris.[1885-90; SUPER- + GLACIAL]* * *
superglacial /soo- or sū-pər-glāˈsi-əl or -glāˈshəl/adjectiveOccurring or originating on the surface of a glacierORIGIN: ↑super- (1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.