detachments of ibe blocks

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0 I want to say "detachments of ice blocks" like the ones that occur in glaciers, but I don't think "detachments of ..." is the RIGHT way to say it. Could you tell me which is it?02br02br00In Spanish, in case you understand, it is said "desprendimientos de hielo" 02br02br00Tks0-

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

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BarbaraPA · Answer

0I believe that glaciers go through "calving."02br
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Marius Hancu · Answer

0 GG's right. See 2: 02br
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01b00calve02b02br
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00 Inflected Form(s): 01b00-ed/-ing/-s02br
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02b00 Etymology: Middle English 01i00calven, 02i00from Old English 01i00cealfian, 02i00from 01i00cealf 02i00calf -- more at 01a00CALF02a02br
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01i00intransitive verb02i02br
01b001 a02b00 01b00:02b00 to give birth to a calf -- sometimes used with 01i00down02i00 01b00b02b00 01b00:02b00 to bear young 01b00:02b00 produce offspring02br
01b00202b00 01i00of an ice mass02i00 01b00:02b00 to separate or break so that a part becomes detached02br
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01i00transitive verb02i02br
01b00102b00 01b00:02b00 to produce by birth02br
01b00202b00 01i00of an ice mass02i00 01b00:02b00 to let break off and become detached <the glacier 01i00calved 02i00a large iceberg> 02br
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Stannum · Answer

0G'day Gi Gi,02br
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00I agree that calving is the correct term but it is not well known.02br
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00May I suggest the more common 'break-away'.02br
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00Icebergs break away from glaciers.02br
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Gi-Gi · Answer

0 But how do I use it?02br
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00In Spanish I have "los continuos deprendimientos de hielo" "the continuous breakaways"? "ice breakaways"? "the continuous/or another adjective ice calves"?0-

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