GLACIAL PERIOD

Meaning of GLACIAL PERIOD in English

A period of time in Earth's history when there were many glaciers and ice sheets covering parts of the Earth. The global climate was then much cooler than it is at present, during this past-Pleistocene interglacial called the Holocene.

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GLACIAL PERIOD — noun 1. : glacial epoch 2. usually capitalized G & often capitalized P : the Pleistocene epoch
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLACIAL PERIOD — ice age, time when the earth was covered with glaciers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GLACIAL PERIOD — ■ noun a period in the earth's history when ice sheets were unusually extensive; an ice age.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLACIAL PERIOD — (Geology) The period of time encompassing the Glacial Epochs.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
GLACIAL PERIOD — Ледниковый период
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GLACIAL PERIOD — ледниковый период
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
GLACIAL — n glacial (1. as in glacial phenomena; 2. icy, ice-cold); zona glacial Frigid Zone; epocha glacial, periodo glacial glacial epoch …
Interlingua English vocab
GLACIAL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
GLACIAL — adjective Etymology: Latin ~is, from glacies Date: 1656 suggestive of ice: as, extremely cold ; frigid , devoid of warmth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERIOD — I In geology, the basic unit of the geologic time scale. During these spans of time, specific systems of rocks …
Английский словарь Британика
PERIOD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLACIAL — I. ˈglāshəl adjective Etymology: Latin glacialis, from glacies ice + -alis -al 1. a. : having the nature of ice …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLACIAL — (a.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial phosphoric or …
Английский словарь Webster
GLACIAL — (a.) Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.
Английский словарь Webster
GLACIAL — ( a. ) Resembling ice; having the appearance and consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds; as, glacial …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GLACIAL — ( a. ) Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIOD — /pear"ee euhd/ , n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLACIAL — — glacially , adv. /glay"sheuhl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets. 2. resulting from or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GLACIAL — adj. of or covered with glaciers or large masses of ice; caused by glaciers; cold, icy, frigid; unfriendly, icily indifferent; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PERIOD — I. ˈpir-ē-əd noun Etymology: Middle English periode, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Latin, & Greek; Medieval Latin periodus period …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLACIAL — adjective Etymology: Latin glacialis, from glacies Date: 1656 1. : suggestive of ice: as a. : extremely cold : frigid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERIOD — vt to put an end to. 2. period ·noun a complete musical sentence. 3. period ·vi to come to a …
Webster English vocab
GLACIAL — adj pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; ·esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena. …
Webster English vocab
GLACIAL — [ 'gleɪsɪəl , -ʃ(ə)l ] ■ adjective 1》 relating to ice, especially in the form of glaciers. 2》 extremely cold. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLACIAL — [gla.cial] adj [L glacialis, fr. glacies] (1656) 1 a: extremely cold: frigid "a ~ wind" b: devoid of warmth and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLACIAL — glacial BrE AmE ˈɡleɪʃ ə l ˈɡleɪʃ i‿əl, ˈɡleɪs i‿əl ▷ glacial|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERIOD — / ˈpɪəriəd; NAmE ˈpɪr-/ noun , adverb , adjective ■ noun LENGTH OF TIME 1. a particular length of time …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLACIAL — / ˈgleɪʃl; NAmE ; ˈgleɪsiəl/ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] ( geology ) connected with the Ice Age …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERIOD — I. pe ‧ ri ‧ od 1 S1 W1 AC /ˈpɪəriəd $ ˈpɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLACIAL — gla ‧ cial /ˈɡleɪʃ ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: glacialis , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLACIAL — adj. 1 of ice; icy. 2 Geol. characterized or produced by the presence or agency of ice. 3 Chem. forming …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLACIAL — adj. 1 of ice; icy. 2 Geol. characterized or produced by the presence or agency of ice. 3 Chem. forming …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLACIAL — adj.1 of ice; icy. 2 Geol. characterized or produced by the presence or agency of ice. 3 Chem. forming icelike …
Oxford English vocab
PERIOD — ( periods) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A period is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLACIAL — 1. Glacial means relating to or produced by glaciers or ice. ( TECHNICAL ) ...a true glacial landscape with U-shaped …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLACIAL — 1. Glacial means relating to or produced by glaciers or ice. (TECHNICAL) ...a true ~ landscape with U-shaped valleys. ADJ: …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PERIOD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief period/time ▪ He lived there all his life, apart from a brief …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLACIAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN deposit ▪ Horne then independently investigated glacial deposits . ▪ At the base there …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLACIAL — [adjective] [not gradable]glacial deposits (= left by a glacier)a glacial valley (= made by a glacier)Glacial can also mean extremely …
Cambridge English vocab
PERIOD — n. Baroque period Cambrian Period Carboniferous Period Cretaceous Period Devonian Period Genroku period Heian period Heisei period Jurassic Period Kamakura …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLACIAL — adj. Glacial is used with these nouns: ↑ deposit , ↑ erosion , ↑ pace
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GLACIAL — adj. 25B6; adjective glacial conditions : FREEZING, cold, icy, ice-cold, sub-zero, frozen, gelid, wintry; arctic, polar, Siberian; bitter, biting, raw, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GLACIAL — (1) Characterized or dominated by the existence of Glaciers. Used of a geologic or Glacial Epoch period of time, i.e., …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PERIOD — 1. сущ. 1) период; промежуток времени, срок for a period ≈ на время extra period ≈ добавочное, дополнительное время cooling-off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLACIAL — 1. прил. 1) ледниковый; ледникового происхождения 2) ледяной; леденящий; студеный; перен. холодный, бесстрастный Syn : ice, icy 3) хим. кристаллизованный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERIOD — period.ogg 1. ʹpı(ə)rıəd n 1. 1> период, промежуток времени; срок lasting for a period of three months - длящийся три …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GLACIAL — glacial.ogg ʹgleıʃ(ə)l a 1. 1> ледниковый; гляциальный glacial epoch era, period - ледниковая эпоха эра, -ый период glacial man - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PERIOD — 1) период, промежуток, интервал 2) цикл 3) продолжительность, длительность 4) полигр. , вчт. точка 5) матем. период • - acceleration …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PERIOD — 1) период, промежуток, интервал 2) цикл 3) продолжительность, длительность 4) полигр., вчт. точка 5) матем. период • - acceleration period - admission period - afterblowing period - aircraft service …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PERIOD — 1) интервал времени 2) круг 3) период 4) период периодической системы 5) повторяющаяся группа цифр в десятичной дроби 6) пора 7) пребывание 8) продолжительность 9) срок 10) точка 11) фаза 12) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PERIOD — period сущ.1) период; промежуток времени, срок for a period — на время extra period — спорт. добавочное, дополнительное время - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PERIOD — 1. ʹpı(ə)rıəd n 1. 1> период, промежуток времени; срок lasting for a period of three months - длящийся три месяца, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GLACIAL — a 1. 1> ледниковый; гляциальный glacial epoch era, period - ледниковая эпоха эра, -ый период glacial man - человек ледникового …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PERIOD — 1) период; интервал, промежуток времени 2) цикл 3) стадия; этап • - acceleration period - action period - damping period …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PERIOD — 1) период; интервал, промежуток времени 2) цикл 3) стадия; этап • - acceleration period - action period - damping period - deceleration period - delay period - depreciation period - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
PERIOD — период - absolute refractory period - aestivation period - blooming period - bud-formation period - Cambrian period - Cretaceous period - critical period - crucial period - dark period - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PERIOD — период - absolute refractory period - aestivation period - blooming period - bud-formation period - Cambrian period - Cretaceous period …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PERIOD — период; геологическая эпоха - acceptance period - building period - construction period - curing period - fire-endurance period - heat deficit period - heating period - holding period - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PERIOD — 1. период; цикл; промежуток времени; продолжительность 2. наработка - absolute performance period - bit breaking-in period - chance failure period - conditioning period - constant …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PERIOD — сущ. 1) период, срок 2) эпоха, время • - accounting period - accrual period - accumulation period - additional period of time - amortization period - average collection period - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PERIOD — 1) период, промежуток (времени) 2) точка (в конце предложения) • - action period - delay period - digit period - error-free running period - latency period - natural …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
PERIOD — 1) период, промежуток времени; срок 2) стадия 3) эпоха - period of cancellation - period of digestion - period of …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PERIOD — период; интервал; цикл [c crimson]|| периодический - period of vibration - acceptance period - bidding period - blowdown period - …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PERIOD — 1) период 2) цикл • - bit period - blocking period - clock period - conducting period - delay period - field period - flyback period - frame period - guard …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям

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