glacification
(glæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
[f. L. glaci-ēs ice + -fication.]
a. The action of converting into ice. b. The action of covering with ice.
| 1860 Tyndall Glac. ii. v. 252 The second great agent in the process of glacification, namely pressure. 1875 tr. Schmidt's Desc. & Darw. 63 The diluvial period..includes, both in Europe and America, a repeated glacification of countries, and vast portions of the world. |