Periglacial
//pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier. not-comparable
"* 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."
Example
More examples"* 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."
Etymology
From peri- + glacial.
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