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interglaciation, n. Geol.|ɪntəgleɪʃɪˈeɪʃən, -gleɪsɪ-|
[f. inter- 2 b + glaciation n.]
An interglacial period. Cf. interglacial a. (absol. use).
1965Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. LXXVI. 324/2 The climatic episode immediately preceding the last major glaciation..herein named the Olympia Interglaciation. 1975Nature 24 Apr. 680/2 The time gap between the upper limit of radiocarbon dating..and the lower limit of dates generally obtainable using the K-Ar method..accounts for the scarcity of dates for the last two interglaciations (the Ipswichian and Hoxnian of Britain; the Eemian and Holsteinian of northern Europe). 1985Papers Geol. Survey Canada No. 84–13. 10/1 The organic-rich floodplain sediments..indicate that this area was not buried by ice during at least part of the Olympia Interglaciation. |