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periglacial

Syllables: peri·gla·cial/pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/

periglacial adjective: of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.

Adjective

periglacial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
    • * 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.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 167

Origin of periglacial

From peri- + glacial.

Words formed from periglacial

Words that rhyme with periglacial

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Questions about periglacial

What does periglacial mean?
Periglacial means of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.
What part of speech is periglacial?
Periglacial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce periglacial?
Periglacial is pronounced /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/.

Words near periglacial in the dictionary

  1. perigenital
  2. perigenitally
  3. perigenual
  4. perigestational
  5. perigeum
  6. periglacial
  7. periglacially
  8. periglaciated
  9. periglaciation
  10. periglaciations
  11. periglandular

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