periglacial
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
- Hyphenation: peri‧gla‧cial
- Homophone: paraglacial (in some dialects)
Adjective edit
periglacial (not comparable)
- (geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 167:
- * During the Anglian glaciation, the ice caps were smaller than during earlier glacial events, but conditions in the periglacial areas around the ice were far more severe.
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Translations edit
pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier
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Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾiɡlaˈθjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈθjal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peɾiɡlaˈsjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈsjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pe‧ri‧gla‧cial
Adjective edit
periglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural periglaciales)