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Pleistocene glacial epoch
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glacial epoch — n. ICE AGE the Glacial Epoch the Pleistocene Epoch … English World dictionary
Glacial epoch — noun from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution • Syn: ↑Pleistocene, ↑Pleistocene epoch • Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch • Part Holonyms: ↑Quaternary, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
glacial epoch — noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth s surface the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene • Syn: ↑ice age, ↑glacial period • Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑geological period • Part Holonym … Useful english dictionary
glacial epoch — /gleɪʃəl ˈipɒk/ (say glayshuhl eepok) noun 1. any of the glaciations of past geological periods as in Australia during the Permian. 2. the glacial epoch, the geologically recent Pleistocene epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was… …
glacial epoch — 1. Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets. 2. any one of the Permian, Carboniferous, Cambrian, or Precambrian glaciations. [1840 … Universalium
Pleistocene epoch — noun from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution • Syn: ↑Pleistocene, ↑Glacial epoch • Instance Hypernyms: ↑epoch • Part Holonyms: ↑Quaternary, ↑Quat … Useful english dictionary
Pleistocene Epoch — Earlier and longer of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period. The Pleistocene began с 1.8 million years ago and ended с 10,000 years ago. It was preceded by the Pliocene Epoch of the Tertiary Period and followed by the Holocene… … Universalium
glacial stage — ▪ geologic time in geology, a cold episode during an ice age, or glacial period. An ice age (q.v.) is a portion of geologic time during which a much larger part of the Earth s surface was covered by glaciers than at present. The Pleistocene … Universalium
glacial period — noun any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth s surface the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene • Syn: ↑ice age, ↑glacial epoch • Hypernyms: ↑period, ↑geological period • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Pleistocene — /ˈplaɪstəsin / (say pluystuhseen) adjective 1. relating to the earlier division of the Quaternary period or system (the glacial epoch or ice age). –noun 2. the epoch or series of the Quaternary that follows Pliocene and precedes the Holocene.… …
Pleistocene — The Pleistocene (IPAEng| plaɪstəsi:n) is the epoch from 1.8 million to 10,000 years BP covering the world s recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek Polytonic|πλεῖστος ( pleistos most ) and… … Wikipedia
