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glacial period
glacial period n 1. (Geological Science) any period of time during which a large part of the earth's surface was covered with ice, due to the advance of glaciers, as in the late Carboniferous period, and during most of the Pleistocene; glaciation 2. (Geological Science) (often capitals) the Pleistocene epoch Brit equivalent: glacial epoch or ice ageThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  glacial period - any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface; "the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene"glacial epoch, ice agegeological period, period - a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"prehistoric culture, prehistory - the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word |
Translationsglacial period
glacial period1. any period of time during which a large part of the earth's surface was covered with ice, due to the advance of glaciers, as in the late Carboniferous period, and during most of the Pleistocene; glaciation 2. the Pleistocene epoch glacial period[¦glā·shəl ′pir·ē·əd] (geology) Any of the geologic periods which embraced an ice age; for example, the Quaternary period may be called a glacial period. Generally, an interval of geologic time which was marked by a major equatorward advance of ice. glacial period
Related to glacial period: ice age, Interglacial periodSynonyms for glacial periodnoun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surfaceSynonymsRelated Words- geological period
- period
- prehistoric culture
- prehistory
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