periglacial

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ glacial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
• Hyphenation: peri‧gla‧cial
• Homophone: paraglacial (in some dialects)

Adjective

periglacial (not comparable)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• periglacially

Related terms

• periglaciation

Translations

pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier

• Finnish: periglasiaalinen
• Spanish: periglaciar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾiɡlaˈθjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾiɡlaˈsjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈsjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧gla‧cial

Adjective

periglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural periglaciales)

1. periglacial