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A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, as for example in Earth's polar zones (polar ice) or at high elevation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The ocean beneath the arctic ice cap hosts many unique organisms adapted to the cold and shortage of light.
- The ice cap of Kilimanjaro is shrinking, and some researchers believe it will disappear within the next one hundred years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An ice pack designed to be worn on the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative spelling of iced capp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: icecap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ice mass
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
izotz-kasko
— permanent expanse of ice
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Catalan:
casquet glacial
— permanent expanse of ice
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Chinese Mandarin:
冰帽
(bīngmào)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Danish:
iskappe
— permanent expanse of ice
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Finnish:
jääpeite
— permanent expanse of ice
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Finnish:
mannerjää
— permanent expanse of ice
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French:
calotte glaciaire
— permanent expanse of ice
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Galician:
capa de xeo
— permanent expanse of ice
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German:
Eiskappe
— permanent expanse of ice
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Hindi:
बर्फ़ की टोपी
(barf kī ṭopī)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Icelandic:
hveljökull
— permanent expanse of ice
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Indonesian:
tudung es
— permanent expanse of ice
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Irish:
oighearchaidhp
— permanent expanse of ice
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Japanese:
氷帽
(hyōbō)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Korean:
빙모
(bingmo)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Korean:
빙관
(binggwan)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Norwegian Bokmål:
iskappe
— permanent expanse of ice
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
iskappe
— permanent expanse of ice
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Persian:
کلاهک یخی
— permanent expanse of ice
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Polish:
czapa lodowa
— permanent expanse of ice
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Romanian:
calotă glaciară
— permanent expanse of ice
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Russian:
ледяна́я ша́пка
(ledjanája šápka)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Russian:
леднико́вый по́кров
(lednikóvyj pókrov)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Slovene:
ledeniški pokrov
— permanent expanse of ice
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Slovene:
ledeniški kapa
— permanent expanse of ice
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Spanish:
campo de hielo
— permanent expanse of ice
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Spanish:
capa de hielo
— permanent expanse of ice
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Turkish:
buz tabakası
— permanent expanse of ice
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Ukrainian:
льодовикова шапка
(lʹodovykova šapka)
— permanent expanse of ice
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Vietnamese:
chỏm băng
— permanent expanse of ice
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Welsh:
cap iâ
— permanent expanse of ice
