Definitions for ice age
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ice′ age`(n.)
(often caps.) the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
Category: Geology
any one of the Permian, Carboniferous, Cambrian, or Precambrian glaciations.
Category: Geology
Origin of ice age:
1870–75
Princeton's WordNet
ice age, glacial period, 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"
Wiktionary
ice age(Noun)
Any of several cold periods in the history of the earth marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth.
Translations for ice age
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ice age(noun)
a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.
- ystyd, ystydperkAfrikaans
- العَصْر الجَليديArabic
- ледена епохаBulgarian
- idade do geloPortuguese (BR)
- doba ledováCzech
- die EiszeitGerman
- istidDanish
- εποχή των παγετώνωνGreek
- período glacialSpanish
- jääaegEstonian
- عصر یخFarsi
- jääkausiFinnish
- période glaciaireFrench
- תְקוַּפת הַקֶרַחHebrew
- हिम युगHindi
- ledeno dobaCroatian
- jégkorszakHungarian
- zaman esIndonesian
- ísöldIcelandic
- era glacialeItalian
- 氷河時代Japanese
- 빙하 시대Korean
- ledynmetisLithuanian
- ledus laikmetsLatvian
- zaman aisMalay
- ijstijdDutch
- istidNorwegian
- epoka lodowcowaPolish
- عصر یخPersian
- د يخ عصرPashto
- idade do geloPortuguese
- epocă glaciarăRomanian
- ледниковый периодRussian
- dobaľadováSlovak
- ledena dobaSlovenian
- ledeno dobaSerbian
- istidSwedish
- ยุคน้ำแข็งThai
- buzulçağıTurkish
- 冰河時期Chinese (Trad.)
- льодовиковий періодUkrainian
- وہ عرصہ جب زمین کا زیادہ تر حصہ برف سے ڈھکا تھاUrdu
- thời kỳ băng hàVietnamese
- 冰河时代，冰期Chinese (Simp.)
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