Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glaciolacustrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glacio-la-cus-trine
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to lakes that are created or fed by glaciers.

Example Sentences

"Glaciotectonic deformation requires a glaciolacustrine environment, or a similar very water-saturated setting such as a fjord."

Etymology

From glacio- + lacustrine.

Questions

What does glaciolacustrine mean?: Of, or pertaining to lakes that are created or fed by glaciers.
Where does glaciolacustrine come from?: From glacio- + lacustrine.

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