fjordic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːɔːdɪk/, /fiˈɔːdɪk/, /fjɔːdɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɔ(ə)ɹdɪk/, /fjɔ(ə)ɹdɪk/
- Hyphenation: fj‧ord‧ic
Adjective edit
fjordic (not comparable)
- Relating to fjords.
- 2010, M. E. Inall, P. A. Gillibrand, “The Physics of Mid-latitude Fjords: A Review”, in J. A. Howe, W. E. N. Austin, M. Forwick, M. Paetzel, editors, Fjord Systems and Archives (Geographical Society Special Publication; no. 344), London: The Geological Society, →ISBN, page 17:
- Why should the flow of water within a fjord be of interest to the geologist? After all, fjordic geomorphology has changed little over the last few thousand years. One reason is that attention has recently focused on fjords as archives of Holocene climate change.