INTERSTADIAL

Meaning of INTERSTADIAL in English

[in.ter.sta.di.al] n [ISV inter- + NL stadium stage, phase, fr. L--more at stadium] (1914): a subdivision within a glacial stage marking a temporary retreat of the ice

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

INTERSTADIAL — noun see: stadium Date: 1914 a subdivision within a glacial stage marking a temporary retreat of the ice
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INTERSTADIAL — ˌintə(r)ˈstādēəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary inter- + New Latin stadi um + International Scientific Vocabulary -al …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTERSTADIAL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary inter- + New Latin stadium stage, phase, from Latin — more at stadium Date: 1914 …
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INTERSTADIAL — (Geology) Long intervals of Desiccation occurring between Pluvial episodes.
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INTERSTADIAL — Pronunciation: ˌ in-t ə r- ' st ā -d ē - ə l Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary inter- …
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INTERSTADIAL GEOLOGY — interstadial Geology [ ˌɪntə'steɪdɪəl ] ■ adjective relating to or denoting a minor period of less cold climate during a …
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INTERSTADE — /in"teuhr stayd'/ , n. Geol. a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period. Also, …
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HEIDELBERG JAW — also called Mauer Jaw, enigmatic human mandible, thought to be nearly 400,000 years old, found in 1907 in the great …
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DENMARK STRAIT — channel partially within the Arctic Circle, lying between Greenland (west) and Iceland (east). About 180 miles (290 km) wide at …
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ALLERD — interstadial, or transient, period of glacial retreat that occurred at the close of the Wrm Glacial Stage in Alpine Europe. …
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