What does interglacial mean?

Definitions for interglacial
ˌɪn tərˈgleɪ ʃəlin·ter·glacial

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  1. interglacialnoun

    The relatively warm period between ice ages.

  2. interglacialadjective

    Occurring between ice ages.

Wikipedia

  1. Interglacial

    An interglacial period (or alternatively interglacial, interglaciation) is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age. The current Holocene interglacial began at the end of the Pleistocene, about 11,700 years ago.

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  1. Interglacial

    An interglacial period is a geological interval of warmer global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates consecutive glacial periods within an ice age. The current Holocene interglacial has persisted since the end of the Pleistocene, about 11,400 years ago.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Interglacial

    in-tėr-glā′shi-al, adj. (geol.) occurring between two periods of glacial action.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interglacial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interglacial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of interglacial in a Sentence

  1. Simon Pendleton:

    We know there is dramatic change occurring and will continue to occur, but I dont know that we were expecting to find evidence that were now seeing landscapes and temperatures similar to that of the last interglacial period.

  2. Mathew Stewart:

    It is only after the last interglacial [ period ] with the return of cooler conditions that we have definitive evidence for Neanderthals moving into the region, the footprints, therefore, most likely represent humans, or Homo sapiens.

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