interglacialadj.n.

/ɪntəˈɡleɪʃəl/

/ɪntəˈɡleɪsɪəl/

Etymology: inter- prefix 2b(b); introduced in German in 1865 by Heer ( Urwelt des Schweiz, p. 532).

Geology.

A. adj.

Lying between glacial periods; formed or occurring between two such periods.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > interglacial period

interglacial1867

Mindel–Riss1908

Cromerian1922

Ipswichian1955

1867 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) I. 196 The interval of milder weather, marked by the decrease of snow and ice in the Alps, has been called by Prof. Heer the Inter-glacial Period.

1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age Pref. p. x None of these gravels in my opinion are post-glacial, but all must be relegated to pre-glacial and inter-glacial times.

1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xv. 238 Our limited knowledge of warm inter~glacial periods.

1875 J. Croll Climate & Time i. 22 I have given the reasons which induce me to believe that coal is an inter-glacial formation.

1881 G. Allen Vignettes from Nature xv. 154 Among the subsisting drift of glacial and interglacial rivers.

B. n.

An interglacial period.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [noun] > ice-age or glaciation > interglacial

interglacial1922

interglaciation1965

1922 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 33 421 In the terraces corresponding to the First Interglacial of the Alps he holds that there is no Scandinavian material.

1939 G. Clark Archaeol. & Society v. 137 An extra long gap, which..would be equivalent to the Mindel-Riss inter-glacial.

1970 I. Cornwall Ice Ages iii. 69 This down-cutting formed the bench..on which the deposits of the following Interglacial were laid down.

Derivatives

interˈglacialism n. the theory of interglacial periods.

ΚΠ

1881 W. B. Dawkins in Nature 3 Feb. 309/1 Dr. James Geikie takes his stand upon the glaciated mountains of Scotland, and..pushes glacialism and interglacialism to an extreme.

interˈglacialist n. one who holds this view.

ΚΠ

1893 H. H. Howorth Glacial Nightmare II. 459 The interglacialists are not agreed among themselves as to the number of the ice periods.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	interglacial
释义	interglacialadj.n. /ɪntəˈɡleɪʃəl//ɪntəˈɡleɪsɪəl/ Etymology: inter- prefix 2b(b); introduced in German in 1865 by Heer ( Urwelt des Schweiz, p. 532). Geology. A. adj. Lying between glacial periods; formed or occurring between two such periods. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > interglacial period interglacial1867 Mindel–Riss1908 Cromerian1922 Ipswichian1955 1867 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) I. 196 The interval of milder weather, marked by the decrease of snow and ice in the Alps, has been called by Prof. Heer the Inter-glacial Period. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age Pref. p. x None of these gravels in my opinion are post-glacial, but all must be relegated to pre-glacial and inter-glacial times. 1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xv. 238 Our limited knowledge of warm inter~glacial periods. 1875 J. Croll Climate & Time i. 22 I have given the reasons which induce me to believe that coal is an inter-glacial formation. 1881 G. Allen Vignettes from Nature xv. 154 Among the subsisting drift of glacial and interglacial rivers. B. n. An interglacial period. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [noun] > ice-age or glaciation > interglacial interglacial1922 interglaciation1965 1922 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 33 421 In the terraces corresponding to the First Interglacial of the Alps he holds that there is no Scandinavian material. 1939 G. Clark Archaeol. & Society v. 137 An extra long gap, which..would be equivalent to the Mindel-Riss inter-glacial. 1970 I. Cornwall Ice Ages iii. 69 This down-cutting formed the bench..on which the deposits of the following Interglacial were laid down. Derivatives interˈglacialism n. the theory of interglacial periods. ΚΠ 1881 W. B. Dawkins in Nature 3 Feb. 309/1 Dr. James Geikie takes his stand upon the glaciated mountains of Scotland, and..pushes glacialism and interglacialism to an extreme. interˈglacialist n. one who holds this view. ΚΠ 1893 H. H. Howorth Glacial Nightmare II. 459 The interglacialists are not agreed among themselves as to the number of the ice periods. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.1867
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