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Definition of Riss in English: Rissnoun rɪsris Geology 1usually as modifier The penultimate Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps, possibly corresponding to the Saale of northern Europe. Example sentencesExamples - Gunz, Mindel, Riss and Wurm are the names of four ice ages.
- 1.1 The system of deposits laid down during the Riss glaciation.
Origin Early 20th century: from the name of a tributary of the River Danube in Germany. Definition of Riss in US English: Rissnounris Geology 1usually as modifier The penultimate Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps, possibly corresponding to the Saale of northern Europe. Example sentencesExamples - Gunz, Mindel, Riss and Wurm are the names of four ice ages.
- 1.1 The system of deposits laid down during the Riss glaciation.
Origin Early 20th century: from the name of a tributary of the Danube River in Germany. |