postglacial

[ pohst-gley-shuhl ]

/ poʊstˈgleɪ ʃəl /

adjective Geology.

after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.

Origin of postglacial

First recorded in 1850–55; post- + glacial

Words nearby postglacial

postfrontal, postgame, postganglionic, postganglionic motor neuron, postgastrectomy syndrome, postglacial, postgrad, postgraduate, posthaste, postheat, posthepatitic cirrhosis

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Example sentences from the Web for postglacial

Many of the valleys of our present rivers are but patchworks of preglacial, interglacial, and postglacial courses (Fig. 366).
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
The Gschnitz stage in the Alps or second Postglacial advance.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
In the former case the present drainage is through valleys which are preglacial in some places, and postglacial in others.
The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin|Rollin D. Salisbury
Period of the first Postglacial interval or Achen retreat of the glaciers in the Alpine region.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

Postglacial warping of the land has brought the whole region to the present condition.
Geology|William J. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for postglacial

postglacial

/ (pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl) /

adjective

formed or occurring after a glacial period, esp after the Pleistocene epoch

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Scientific definitions for postglacial

postglacial

[ pōst-glā′shəl ]

Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period.

单词	postglacial
释义	postglacial [ pohst-gley-shuhl ] / poʊstˈgleɪ ʃəl / adjective Geology. after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene. Origin of postglacial First recorded in 1850–55; post- + glacial Words nearby postglacial postfrontal, postgame, postganglionic, postganglionic motor neuron, postgastrectomy syndrome, postglacial, postgrad, postgraduate, posthaste, postheat, posthepatitic cirrhosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postglacial Many of the valleys of our present rivers are but patchworks of preglacial, interglacial, and postglacial courses (Fig. 366). The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton The Gschnitz stage in the Alps or second Postglacial advance. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn In the former case the present drainage is through valleys which are preglacial in some places, and postglacial in others. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin\|Rollin D. Salisbury Period of the first Postglacial interval or Achen retreat of the glaciers in the Alpine region. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn Postglacial warping of the land has brought the whole region to the present condition. Geology\|William J. Miller British Dictionary definitions for postglacial postglacial / (pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl) / adjective formed or occurring after a glacial period, esp after the Pleistocene epoch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for postglacial postglacial [ pōst-glā′shəl ] Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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