What does cirro-stratus mean? Definitions for cirro-stratus Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cirro-stratus. Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
A quick or sharp movement from the glacier could cause the crevasse. Fast increases in temperature or the overall global warming can cause the glaciers to form crevasses as well. Also in some cases water flows can cause or deepen crevasses.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: crevasse (Noun). A crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field; a chasm. crevasse (Noun). A discontinuity or u201Cgapu201D between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.Origin: From crevasse.revasses are more narrow at depth as it is here that pieces of the glacier may rub and break against each other. Crevasse size often depends upon the amount of liquid water present in the glacier. A crevasse may be as deep as 45 metres, as wide as 20 metres, and can be up to several hundred metres long.