Definition of "glaciation" []

• Act of freezing. (noun)
• That which is formed by freezing; ice. (noun)
• The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena. (noun)

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• "Comparatively, the couple of decades preceding 1880 were very humid: lakes stood high, mountain glaciation was extensive, and precipitation more abundant."
• "These erratic blocks of foreign origin are often polished and striated, having undergone what is called glaciation, of which more will be said by and by."
• "The area has outstanding natural beauty, floral and faunal diversity, and is a prime example of ongoing geological processes such as glaciation and canyon formation."