post-glacial
adjective
geologyspecialized(alsopostglacial)uk/ˌpəʊstˈɡleɪ.si.əl/us/ˌpoʊstˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/existingafter theglacialperiod(= a verycoldperiodinhistorywhenlargemassesoficecoveredmuch of the earth'ssurface), orhappeningas aresultof thisperiodending:
There has not beenforestin thisregionat anytimeduring the post-glacialperiod.
Thecontoursof thecoastlineare theresultof postglacialflooding.
Compare
glacialadjective(ICE/COLD)
interglacial
- Theclimatichistoryof theglacialand post-glacialagesis one of thefactorsshapingtoday'scountryside.
- Overlying thebedrockareglacialand post-glacialdepositsofvariablethickness.
- Theearliesttracesofmodernhumansare post-glacial.
- Theseprocessesareuniquetoglacialand postglacialenvironments.
Precipitation: snow & ice
- anti-icing
- antifreeze
- avalanche
- be snowed inidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- freezing
- glaciation
- glacier
- glaciology
- hail
- icicle
- pack ice
- slush
- snow-capped
- snowpack
- snowstorm
- terminal moraine
- thundersnow
- unfreeze
- unfrozen
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