glacier
/ˈɡlæsiə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्लैसिअर
हिमनद, ग्लेशियर
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a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains or near the North or South Pole
हिमनद, ग्लेशियर
- The Gangotri glacier is the source of the Ganga.
- Glaciers are melting because of global warming.
- The glacier moves a few centimetres each day.
+ 2 more examples
- Tourists trekked up to see the Siachen glacier from afar.
- Many rivers of North India begin from glaciers in the Himalayas.
Synonyms ice field ice sheet ice cap ice floe
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
glacier (countable noun)
A glacier is a single mass of ice, so it is countable. Say a glacier, the glaciers.
'Glacier' बर्फ की एक राशि को कहते हैं, इसलिए यह countable है; a glacier, the glaciers लिखा जाता है।
- The Gangotri glacier feeds the Ganga.
- Many glaciers in the Himalayas are shrinking.
glacier + verb of movement
A glacier moves slowly, so verbs such as retreat, advance, melt and shrink are common.
Glacier धीरे चलता है, इसलिए retreat, advance, melt और shrink जैसी verbs आम हैं।
- The glacier has retreated by two kilometres in fifty years.
on / across / near a glacier
Use on for the ice surface, across for crossing it and near for the area around it.
बर्फ की सतह के लिए on, उसे पार करने के लिए across और आसपास के क्षेत्र के लिए near आता है।
- The climbers camped on the glacier.
- They walked across a glacier to reach the summit.
glacial (adjective) vs glacier (noun)
Glacial describes things connected with ice, and also means very slow or very cold in everyday use.
'Glacial' का अर्थ बर्फ से संबंधित है, और सामान्य प्रयोग में यह बहुत धीमा या बहुत ठंडा भी बताता है।
- The glacial lake froze every winter.
- Progress on the road project was glacial.
+Collocations 4
adjective + glacier
meltingretreatingvastmountainfrozenvalley
- A vast glacier covers the upper valley.
verb + glacier
crossclimbstudyformfeed
- Scientists study the glacier to understand climate change.
glacier + noun
lakemeltvalleywaterretreat
- Glacier melt raises the water level of rivers in summer.
noun + of + glacier
retreat ofsnout ofsurface ofmelting oftongue of
- The melting of glaciers threatens drinking water in many states.
“More examples 5
- The Siachen glacier is one of the highest battlefields in the world.
सियाचिन ग्लेशियर दुनिया के सबसे ऊँचे युद्धक्षेत्रों में से एक है।
- Radhika's geography project showed how a glacier carves a valley.
राधिका की geography परियोजना ने दिखाया कि glacier कैसे घाटी को काटकर बनाता है।
- Rivers fed by glaciers flow even in the driest summer.
glacier से पोषित नदियाँ सबसे सूखी गर्मी में भी बहती हैं।
- Pilgrims reach the snout of the glacier on foot.
तीर्थयात्री पैदल चलकर glacier के मुहाने तक पहुँचते हैं।
- Global warming is making glaciers melt faster than before.
वैश्विक तापन के कारण glacier पहले से तेज़ी से पिघल रहे हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Glacier are melting in the Himalayas.
✓ Glaciers are melting in the Himalayas.
A plural subject needs the plural noun glaciers.
बहुवचन subject के लिए plural noun 'glaciers' चाहिए।
✗ The Gangotri glacier is situated at Uttarakhand.
✓ The Gangotri glacier is situated in Uttarakhand.
Use in with a state or region.
राज्य या क्षेत्र के साथ in का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The progress of the project was very glacier.
✓ The progress of the project was very glacial.
The adjective form is glacial, not glacier.
इसका adjective रूप 'glacial' है, 'glacier' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
ice field ice sheet ice cap ice floe
AaSpelling
gla·ci·er
Spelling and pronunciation: gla-ci-er, /ˈɡlæsiə/ (not 'glasier' or 'glacior').
Spelling और pronunciation में gla-ci-er, /ˈɡlæsiə/ ('glasier' या 'glacior' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A slow-moving river of ice is a glacier; a large floating mass of ice an iceberg; a deep crack in a glacier a crevasse; a large area of ice covering land an ice sheet or ice cap.
धीरे बहने वाली बर्फ़ की नदी glacier; तैरता हुआ बड़ा बर्फ़ का पिंड iceberg; glacier में गहरी दरार crevasse; ज़मीन को ढकने वाला बड़ा बर्फ़ीला क्षेत्र ice sheet या ice cap।
General knowledge
The Siachen glacier is the world's highest battlefield; Gangotri (Ganga) and Yamunotri (Yamuna) glaciers.
सियाचिन ग्लेशियर दुनिया का सबसे ऊँचा युद्धक्षेत्र है; गंगोत्री (गंगा) और यमुनोत्री (यमुना) glaciers।