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单词 periglacial
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Definition of periglacial in English:

periglacial

adjective ˌpɛrɪˈɡsɪəleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl
Geology
  • Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.
    • These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin.
    • Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting.
    • Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets.
    • Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana.
 
 

Definition of periglacial in US English:

periglacial

adjectiveˌperəˈɡlāSHəlˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl
Geology
  • Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting.
    • Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets.
    • Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana.
    • These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin.
    • Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.
 
 
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