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Definition of Interstadial
1. Adjective. (geology) Of or pertaining to a temporary period of thaw in the middle of an ice age. ¹
2. Noun. Such a period. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Interstadial
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Interstadial
Literary usage of Interstadial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... contemporaneous with the Laugerie interstadial (the Wurm III/IV interstadial
of some authors, 17000 to 15000 BC), and the Sahaba maxima with the Boiling ..."
2. Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece 1 by James Wiseman (2003)
"J These interstadial landscapes were more open than in OIS 5e, however, and
semidesert plant communities were present even during warmer phases. ..."
3. Mr Brouard's Odyssey by Diana Winsor (2004)
"It was die beginning of the first warm interstadial of the last ice age.
Climate and sea levels were close to diose that existed only ten thousand years ago ..."
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