interglacial

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ glacial

Adjective

interglacial (not comparable)

Occurring between glacial periods (colloquially known as ice ages).

Derived terms

interglacial optimum

Translations

occurring between glacial periods

French: interglaciaire (fr), post-glaciaire (fr)
German: interglazial (de)

Irish: idiroighreach

Noun

interglacial (plural interglacials)

The relatively warm period between glacial periods .

Translations

warm period

Danish: mellemistid c
Finnish: interglasiaali

German: Warmzeit (de) f, Interglazial (de) n

See also

interstadial

Anagrams

antiallergic

Spanish

Adjective

interglacial (plural interglaciales)

interglacial

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