Shastra (à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, IAST: ÅÄstra, IPA: ) is a Sanskrit word that means precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.
Ice calving. Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption and is normally caused by the glacier expanding. It is the sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg, ice front, ice shelf, or crevasse.
hanging glacier. n a glacier situated on a shelf above a valley or another glacier; it may be joined to the lower level by an icefall or separate from it. Muir Glacier. n a glacier in SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains, flowing southeast from Mount Fairweather. Area: about 900 sq. km (350 sq. miles). English Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: glacier cream, glacier milk, glacier table, hanging glacier. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.