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Definition of Elster in English: Elsternoun ˈɛlstəˈelstər Geology 1usually as modifier A Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe, corresponding to the Anglian of Britain (and possibly the Mindel of the Alps). - 1.1 The system of deposits laid down at the time of the Elster glaciation.
Example sentencesExamples - The sand and clay layers (Urk Formation, Late Pleistocene) overlying the Pot. Clay were formed during the warmer Holstein period following the Elster.
- The evidence suggests three episodes are late Pleistocene (post-Elster).
Origin 1930s: the name of a tributary of the River Elbe in Germany. Definition of Elster in US English: Elsternounˈelstər Geology 1usually as modifier A Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe, corresponding to the Anglian of Britain (and possibly the Mindel of the Alps). - 1.1 The system of deposits laid down at the time of the Elster glaciation.
Example sentencesExamples - The evidence suggests three episodes are late Pleistocene (post-Elster).
- The sand and clay layers (Urk Formation, Late Pleistocene) overlying the Pot. Clay were formed during the warmer Holstein period following the Elster.
Origin 1930s: the name of a tributary of the Elbe River in Germany. |