Definition of periglacial in English:

periglacial

adjective ˌpɛrɪˈɡsɪəleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl

Geology

Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.
〔地质〕冰川边缘的，冰缘的
Example sentencesExamples
- Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.
- These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin.
- Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting.
- Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets.
- Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana.

Definition of periglacial in US English:

periglacial

adjectiveˌperəˈɡlāSHəlˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl

Geology

Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.
〔地质〕冰川边缘的，冰缘的
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting.
- Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets.
- Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana.
- These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin.
- Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.

单词	periglacial
释义	Definition of periglacial in English: periglacial adjective ˌpɛrɪˈɡsɪəleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrɪˈɡleɪʃ(ə)lˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl Geology Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing. 〔地质〕冰川边缘的，冰缘的 Example sentencesExamples Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures. These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin. Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting. Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets. Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana. Definition of periglacial in US English: periglacial adjectiveˌperəˈɡlāSHəlˌpɛrəˈɡleɪʃəl Geology Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing. 〔地质〕冰川边缘的，冰缘的 Example sentencesExamples Hence the cracks probably developed following glacial retreat when the area containing the eroded surface of Bedford Sandstone was in a periglacial setting. Molluscs are dominated by a few species characteristic of open, wet ground typical of ancient British periglacial conditions, that is of freezing cold landscapes close to permanent ice sheets. Preserved sediments record deposition in a periglacial to ice-margin lake that contains one of the earliest assemblages of freshwater arthropods from Gondwana. These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin. Sandstone-filled cracks exposed at the unconformity are viewed as periglacial frost fissures.
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