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单词 interglacial
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interglacial

/ɪntəˈɡleɪsɪəl / /ɪntəˈɡleɪsɪʃ(ə)l/
Geology
adjective
Relating to a period of milder climate between two glacial periods. Compare with interstadial.It is well known that there were at least seven glacial and interglacial cycles with a period of 100,000 years in the last 700,000 years....
  • During the early 1970s, most climate experts came to agree that interglacial periods tended to end more abruptly than had been supposed.
  • Over the last half-million years or so, warm interglacial periods have been much shorter than the cold glaciations, lasting on average only 10,000 years.
noun
An interglacial period.Preceding and separating the cold glacial periods were three main interglacials (Cromerian, Hoxnian, and Ipswichian) when the climate was rather warmer....
  • In between the ice ages, interglacials generally lasted about 10,000 years, which isn't long at all.
  • These glaciers advanced during the four ice ages (glacial periods) and retreated during the three interglacials.
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