What does postglacial mean?
Definitions for postglacial
post·glacial
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word postglacial.
Princeton's WordNet
postglacialadjective
relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period
Wiktionary
postglacialadjective
Occurring after glaciation
Wikipedia
postglacial
The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (c. 9701 BCE), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene together form the Quaternary period. The Holocene has been identified with the current warm period, known as MIS 1. It is considered by some to be an interglacial period within the Pleistocene Epoch, called the Flandrian interglacial.The Holocene corresponds with the rapid proliferation, growth and impacts of the human species worldwide, including all of its written history, technological revolutions, development of major civilizations, and overall significant transition towards urban living in the present. The human impact on modern-era Earth and its ecosystems may be considered of global significance for the future evolution of living species, including approximately synchronous lithospheric evidence, or more recently hydrospheric and atmospheric evidence of the human impact. In July 2018, the International Union of Geological Sciences split the Holocene Epoch into three distinct ages based on the climate, Greenlandian (11,700 years ago to 8,200 years ago), Northgrippian (8,200 years ago to 4,200 years ago) and Meghalayan (4,200 years ago to the present), as proposed by International Commission on Stratigraphy. The oldest age, the Greenlandian was characterized by a warming following the preceding ice age. The Northgrippian Age is known for vast cooling due to a disruption in ocean circulations that was caused by the melting of glaciers. The most recent age of the Holocene is the present Meghalayan, which began with extreme drought that lasted around 200 years.
ChatGPT
postglacial
Postglacial refers to the period of time after the end of a glacial period or ice age. It's characterized by the retreat or melting away of glaciers, resulting in changes to the landscape, sea levels, climate, and ecosystems.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1832","1"],["1852","1"],["1853","10"],["1854","1"],["1855","42"],["1857","2"],["1858","1"],["1860","1"],["1862","21"],["1863","36"],["1864","6"],["1865","6"],["1866","8"],["1868","5"],["1869","10"],["1870","9"],["1871","12"],["1872","8"],["1873","8"],["1874","44"],["1875","26"],["1876","23"],["1877","272"],["1878","9"],["1879","3"],["1880","13"],["1881","940"],["1882","21"],["1883","16"],["1884","4"],["1885","23"],["1886","44"],["1887","4"],["1888","24"],["1889","77"],["1890","42"],["1891","30"],["1892","51"],["1893","81"],["1894","615"],["1895","37"],["1896","82"],["1897","45"],["1898","71"],["1899","84"],["1900","69"],["1901","166"],["1902","136"],["1903","111"],["1904","33"],["1905","224"],["1906","109"],["1907","290"],["1908","62"],["1909","169"],["1910","221"],["1911","408"],["1912","101"],["1913","350"],["1914","143"],["1915","204"],["1916","259"],["1917","78"],["1918","98"],["1919","202"],["1920","115"],["1921","105"],["1922","161"],["1923","175"],["1924","126"],["1925","137"],["1926","100"],["1927","66"],["1928","117"],["1929","177"],["1930","98"],["1931","123"],["1932","176"],["1933","172"],["1934","140"],["1935","115"],["1936","143"],["1937","140"],["1938","186"],["1939","265"],["1940","300"],["1941","294"],["1942","296"],["1943","72"],["1944","184"],["1945","137"],["1946","231"],["1947","796"],["1948","490"],["1949","461"],["1950","595"],["1951","250"],["1952","251"],["1953","314"],["1954","239"],["1955","1128"],["1956","473"],["1957","846"],["1958","664"],["1959","742"],["1960","785"],["1961","422"],["1962","567"],["1963","939"],["1964","841"],["1965","1091"],["1966","597"],["1967","978"],["1968","1111"],["1969","1391"],["1970","1218"],["1971","1095"],["1972","1160"],["1973","953"],["1974","1253"],["1975","1028"],["1976","943"],["1977","1566"],["1978","1220"],["1979","889"],["1980","1088"],["1981","1129"],["1982","1508"],["1983","1207"],["1984","1163"],["1985","1107"],["1986","1176"],["1987","1431"],["1988","1013"],["1989","1080"],["1990","1044"],["1991","1196"],["1992","1503"],["1993","984"],["1994","906"],["1995","1462"],["1996","1176"],["1997","1364"],["1998","1593"],["1999","1107"],["2000","1183"],["2001","1537"],["2002","1563"],["2003","1426"],["2004","1807"],["2005","1434"],["2006","1187"],["2007","2016"],["2008","1430"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of postglacial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of postglacial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translation
Find a translation for the postglacial definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"postglacial." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 15 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/postglacial>.
Discuss these postglacial definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In