stadial


sta·di·al

S5755650 (stā′dē-əl)adj. Of or relating to discrete stages of development: stadial theories of history.n. A comparatively brief period of climatic cooling during an interglacial, often characterized by glacial advances.
[stadi(um) + -al.]

stadial

(ˈsteɪdɪəl) na stage in the development of a glacier, or a stage in a period of glaciation, when the temperature falls and more ice is formedadjbelonging or relating to a stadial