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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries氷河流動
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyōga ryūdō
"氷河流動のメカニズムを研究することは非常に重要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The slow, continuous movement of ice down a slope or outward from a center of accumulation under the force of gravity.
"Scientists monitor the glacial flow in the Alps to measure the impacts of rising global temperatures." - 2
Metaphorically, any process or movement that proceeds with extreme slowness and deliberation.
"The bureaucratic process suffered from a glacial flow that frustrated reform efforts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'glacial', derived from the Latin 'glacialis' (icy, frozen) via French, and 'flow', stemming from Old English 'flōwan' (to stream or glide). It emerged in geological and glaciological literature during the 19th century as scientific inquiry into ice ages and alpine glaciers formalized.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glacial flow" is said worldwide
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écoulement glaciaire
Transliteration: e-ku-l-mān gla-syɛr
"L'écoulement glaciaire sculpte profondément les vallées alpines."
Gletscherbewegung
Transliteration: ɡlɛt͡ʃɐbəˌveːɡʊŋ
"Die Gletscherbewegung wird durch Satelliten genau überwacht."
flusso glaciale
Transliteration: flusso gla-cha-le
"Il flusso glaciale modella lentamente il paesaggio montano."
flujo glacial
Transliteration: flu-xo gla-sjal
"El flujo glacial es fundamental para entender la dinámica de los mantos de hielo."
fluxo glacial
Transliteration: flu-ksu gla-sjaw
"O fluxo glacial transporta grandes quantidades de detritos rochosos."
हिमानी प्रवाह
Transliteration: himani pravah
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वैश्विक तापमान के कारण हिमानी प्रवाह की गति में परिवर्तन आ रहा है।"
冰川流动
Transliteration: bīngchuān liúdòng
Script: 中文汉字
"科学家们正在密切监测冰川流动速度。"
빙하 유동
Transliteration: bingha yudong
Script: 한국어 한글
"기후 변화로 인해 빙하 유동 패턴이 바뀌고 있습니다."
氷河流動
Transliteration: hyōga ryūdō
Script: 日本語
"氷河流動のメカニズムを研究することは非常に重要です。"
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