Meaning of glacial polish | Babel Free
Examples
“Tenaya Lake was at one time under as much as 2,460 feet of glacial ice that produced a pressure of about 74 tons per square foot and extensive glacial polish (fig. 18).”
“Glacial polish on lee surfaces may reflect this sorting.”
“However, in Canada and Northern Europe—where they are known collectively as "shields"—the basement formations stretch out in the lowlands, smoothed by glacial polish.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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