neoglaciation
/ˌniːə(ʊ)ɡleɪsɪˈeɪʃn/ /ˌniːəʊɡleɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/Geology
noun
The minor temporary increase of glaciation during any of several ‘little ice ages’, following the major glacial retreat at the end of the Pleistocene period; an instance or episode of such glacial advance.
- Though frequently attributed to F. E. Matthes, the term appears not to have been used by him in print..
Origin
1950s. From neo- + glaciation.
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