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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEiskappe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɪsˌkapə
"Die Eiskappe schmilzt aufgrund des Klimawandels."
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A dome-shaped mass of glacier ice that covers less than 50,000 square kilometers of land area, usually in high mountain regions or polar areas.
"Rapid warming in the Arctic has caused significant melting of the local icecap." - 2
Any permanent sheet of ice covering an extensive tract of land.
"Scientists drilled deep cores into the icecap to analyze historical climate patterns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed by combining the English words 'ice' (from Old English 'īs') and 'cap' (from Late Latin 'cappa', via Old French). Established in the mid-19th century during periods of intensive polar exploration, it initially described dome-shaped masses of glacial ice covering less than 50,000 square kilometers, typically in high-latitude mountainous or polar regions.
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calotte glaciaire
Transliteration: kalot ɡlasjɛʁ
"La calotte glaciaire fond à un rythme alarmant."
Eiskappe
Transliteration: ˈaɪsˌkapə
"Die Eiskappe schmilzt aufgrund des Klimawandels."
calotta glaciale
Transliteration: kaˈlɔtta glaˈtʃale
"La calotta glaciale artica si sta riducendo ogni anno."
casquete polar
Transliteration: kasˈkete poˈlar
"El casquete polar es crucial para regular el clima global."
calota de gelo
Transliteration: kaˈlɔtɐ dʒi ˈʒelu
"A calota de gelo está diminuindo devido ao aquecimento global."
बर्फ की चादर
Transliteration: barf ki chadar
"बर्फ की चादर तेजी से पिघल रही है।"
冰帽
Transliteration: bīng mào
"全球变暖正在导致冰帽融化。"
빙모
Transliteration: bingmo
"지구 온난화로 인해 북극의 빙모가 줄어들고 있다."
氷帽
Transliteration: hyōbō
"地球温暖化により氷帽が急速に溶けている。"
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