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icecap

/ˈaɪs.kæp/

icecapsubstantiv

icecaps

Pl.

/ˈaɪs.kæp/

Übersetzungen

ледниковый покров

The icecap is melting due to climate change.

Ледниковый покров тает из-за изменения климата.

Definitionen

A large, permanent mass of ice covering a significant portion of a land area, typically found in polar regions.

The melting of the polar icecap is a major concern for climate scientists.

A glacier that covers a land area of less than about 50,000 square kilometres and flows outward in all directions, unconstrained by topography.

Vatnajökull, Iceland's vast icecap, has been shrinking in recent decades.

Synonyme

ice sheet

polar ice

ice field

icecapadjektiv

/ˈaɪs.kæp/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "icecap melting")

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of an icecap or icecaps.

Icecap melting has accelerated due to rising global temperatures.

Synonyme

perennially frozen