postglacial

American  

[pohst-gley-shuhl] / poʊstˈgleɪ ʃəl /

adjective

Geology.

1. after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.

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postglacial British  

/ pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl /

adjective

1. formed or occurring after a glacial period, esp after the Pleistocene epoch

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postglacial Scientific  

/ pōst-glā′shəl /

1. Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period.

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Etymology

Origin of postglacial

First recorded in 1850–55; post- + glacial

Example Sentences

Genomic analysis represents a relatively new technique for penetrating the fog of prehistory — a period when the postglacial climate warmed, humans increased in number and cultures flourished.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

The Savannah-like habitat was ideal territory for hunting the great beasts that had moved into the postglacial landscape, including mastodon, giant sloth, bison and short-faced bear.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2021

The date places the statue at a time when forests were spreading across a warmer, postglacial Eurasia.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2018

In recent years, as global temperatures have risen, the ice sheet has awoken from its postglacial slumber.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2016

They ceased to have any hint of upheavals of rock, and became simply parts of the ancient level left standing after the water had practically given up its postglacial, scooping action.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin