postglacial

[ pohst-gley-shuhl ]

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

Origin of postglacial

1
First recorded in 1850–55; post- + glacial

Words Nearby postglacial

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How to use postglacial in a sentence

  • Actual measurements of sea level rise do and will vary from place to place around the globe for various reasons, including expanding seawater, postglacial rebound, the rotation of Earth and sinking lands.

  • Many of the valleys of our present rivers are but patchworks of preglacial, interglacial, and postglacial courses (Fig. 366).

    The Elements of Geology | William Harmon Norton
  • The Gschnitz stage in the Alps or second postglacial advance.

    Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn
  • postglacial warping of the land has brought the whole region to the present condition.

    Geology | William J. Miller
  • Daun stage of postglacial retreat; Europe with a milder climate and forest and meadow fauna like that of early historic times.

    Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn
  • Period of the first postglacial interval or Achen retreat of the glaciers in the Alpine region.

    Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn

British Dictionary definitions for postglacial

postglacial

/ (pəʊstˈɡleɪsɪəl) /


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

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Scientific definitions for postglacial

postglacial

[ pōst-glāshəl ]


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

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