interglacial
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntərˈɡleɪʃəl/
- Specialized
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interglacial
- About 10,000 years ago in the Holocene epoch, interglacial climatic conditions conducive to the development of modern humans began to prevail.
- interglacial period
When we're going from a glacial to an interglacial condition, well, that's not us.
- When we're going from a glacial to an interglacial condition, well, that's not us.
Examples
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Scientists study interglacial periods to understand how climate change has affected Earth's history.
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You do realize that we are currently in an interglacial, probably near the end, in fact.
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Why are we trying to keep the end of the interglacial period on schedule?
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The Arctic was likely completely ice-free in summer for thousands of years earlier in this interglacial period.
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During interglacial periods, CO2 levels have been about 50% higher than those during glacial episodes.
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During an interglacial period, glaciers retreat, allowing ecosystems to thrive and climate to warm.
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The current interglacial has lasted for thousands of years, providing a stable environment for agriculture.
Synonyms
Relating to the time after the last Ice Age when ice melted and the land changed
How Cold
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3.4
- Specialized
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6.6
- Specialized
2
8.8
- Specialized
3
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word interglacial has two parts: inter- meaning 'between' and glacial, from a word for 'ice' like glacier. So an interglacial describes something happening in the warmer time 'between' ice ages when glaciers shrink.