glacier
dieNounder Gletscher
Word details
- German meaning
- Schmelze bezeichnet den Prozess, bei dem ein Feststoff durch Erhitzen in einen flüssigen Zustand übergeht; auch die resultierende flüssige Substanz.
- English meaning
- Melt
- Synonym
- Verflüssigung
- German example
- Die Schmelze des Gletschers schreitet voran.
- English example
- The melting of the glacier is progressing.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Schmelze
- Plural Form
- die Schmelzen
Related words
- Gletscher
glacier
- Gletschereis
glacier ice
- geomorphologisch
Geomorphological means relating to geomorphology, which is the study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it.
- glazial
Glacial means relating to ice ages or formed by glaciers.
- Moräne
A moraine is a ridge or mound of glacial debris deposited by a glacier.
- Sander
Outwash plain
- Salzgletscher
Salt glacier
- Aufschmelzung
Melting
- Abschmelzung
Melting
- Glazial
Glacial
- kryophil
Cryophilic
- Eisbohrkern
An ice core is a cylindrical sample of ice removed from a glacier or ice sheet to obtain information about past climate conditions.
- Gletschereis
Glacier ice is a form of ice that forms through the compression and freezing of snow over long periods in glaciers.
- Firne
firn
- Firne
firn
- Glaziologie
glaciology
- Eiszeitalter
An ice age is a long period in Earth's history when large parts of the Earth's surface are covered in ice.
- allochthon
Allochthonous
- gefahrvoll
Perilous, dangerous
- Gletscher
glacier
- kälteliebend
Psychrophilic
Example sentences with “glacier”
The glacier is melting. (Der Gletscher schmilzt.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Gletscher?
The plural is 'die Gletscher'.