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单词 Elster
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Definition of Elster in English:

Elster

noun 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. 1.1 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).

Derivatives

  • Elsterian

  • adjective & nounɛlˈstɪərɪən
    Geology
    • Although several old gravels with glacial erratics are known, the oldest major glacial episodes with extensive till deposits are the Elsterian in northern Germany and the Anglian in England.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In order to simulate subglacial groundwater drainage under the Elsterian (ca. 500-400 ka PB) ice sheet in Poland, we have designed a complex numerical model using the FD MODFLOW code.

Origin

1930s: the name of a tributary of the River Elbe in Germany.

 
 

Definition of Elster in US English:

Elster

nounˈelstər
Geology
  • 1usually as modifier A Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe, corresponding to the Anglian of Britain (and possibly the Mindel of the Alps).

    1. 1.1 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.

 
 
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