Periglacial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Periglacial is an adjective meaning (geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
Meaning
(geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
Example Sentences
* During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include solifluction, glacial, englacial, supraglacial, deglacial, glaciological.
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