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glacial maximum

glacial maximum noun: the point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.

Noun

glacial maximum (plural glacial maxima or glacial maximums)

  1. The point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.
    • The last glacial maximum is estimated to have occurred between 26,000 and 20,000 years ago.
    Synonyms:
    ice age

glacial maximum meaning in Tamil

glacial maximum in Tamil

பெரும பனிப்பாறை ஓட்டம்

Synonyms of glacial maximum

Forms of glacial maximum

pluralglacial maxima
pluralglacial maximums

Words formed from glacial maximum

  • Last Glacial Maximum
  • LGM

Questions about glacial maximum

What does glacial maximum mean?
Glacial maximum means the point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.
What is glacial maximum in Tamil?
Glacial maximum in Tamil is பெரும பனிப்பாறை ஓட்டம். See Glacial maximum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glacial maximum?
Glacial maximum is a noun.
What is the plural of glacial maximum?
The plural of glacial maximum is glacial maxima.

Words near glacial maximum in the dictionary

  1. glacial humour
  2. glacial lake
  3. glacial lake outburst flood
  4. glacial lake outburst floods
  5. glacial lakes
  6. glacial maximum
  7. glacial milk
  8. glacial milks
  9. glacial period
  10. glacial periods
  11. glacial polish

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