PERIGLACIAL

Meaning of PERIGLACIAL in English

■ adjective Geology relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.

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PERIGLACIAL — |perə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri- + glacial : of or relating to the area marginal to a frozen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIGLACIAL — /per'i glay"sheuhl/ , adj. Geol. occurring or operating adjacent to the margin of a glacier. [ 1925-30; PERI- + GLACIAL …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIGLACIAL — adj. of or relating to a region adjoining a glacier.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERIGLACIAL — adj. of or relating to a region adjoining a glacier.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERIGLACIAL — adj. of or relating to a region adjoining a glacier.
Oxford English vocab
PERIGLACIAL — перигляциальный (протекающий в районах с холодным климатом)
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SOIL CREEP — Geol. creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Cf. creep (def. 17a). …
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ALTIPLANE — /al"teuh playn'/ , n. Geol. an elevated terrace or plateau sculptured by periglacial geomorphic processes. Also, altiplano . [ 1915-20; …
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THERMOKARST — [ 'θə:mə(ʊ)kα:st ] ■ noun Geology a periglacial landscape resembling karst, resulting from the selective melting of permafrost.
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PERMAFROST — perennially frozen earth, with a temperature below 0 C (32 F) continuously for two or more years. Permafrost is estimated …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLACIAL LANDFORM — any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, …
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GEOGRAPHY — (from Greek geo, earth, graphein, to write), the scientific study of the Earth's surface. Geography describes and analyzes the spatial …
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QUATERNARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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PLEISTOCENE EPOCH — the earlier and major of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period of Earth history, and the time period …
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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ARCTIC — northernmost region of the Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and …
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SURROUNDING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the circumstances surrounding sth ▪ Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident. the events …
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DOMINATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dominate the headlines (= to be the story that is most often reported in newspapers …
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