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

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

periglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural periglaciales)

  1. periglacial