interglacial

interglacial
Occurring between ice ages.
2. noun
The relatively warm period between ice ages.

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  • interglacial — [in΄tərglā′shəl] adj. formed or occurring between two glacial epochs …   English World dictionary

  • Interglacial — An interglacial is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature that separates glacial periods within an ice age. The current Holocene interglacial has persisted since the Pleistocene, about 11,400 years ago.Interglacials during the …   Wikipedia

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  • interglacial — noun Date: 1867 a warm period between glacial epochs • interglacial adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • interglacial — in•ter•gla•cial [[t]ˌɪn tərˈgleɪ ʃəl[/t]] adj. 1) gel occurring or formed between times of glacial action 2) gel an interglacial period • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

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  • interglacial Geology — adjective relating to or denoting a period of milder climate between two glacial periods. noun an interglacial period …   English new terms dictionary

  • Interglacial Günz-Mindel — El Günz Mindel o Cromeriense hace referencia a un periodo interglaciar, es decir, de clima similar al actual, situado entre dos glaciaciones y que tuvo lugar, probablemente, entre 750 000 y 400 000 años de antigüedad aproximada. El… …   Wikipedia Español

  • interglacial — a period during an ice age when glaciers retreated because of milder temperatures …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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