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Periglacial vs Glacial - What's the difference?

periglacial | glacial |

As an adjective periglacial

is (geomorphology) of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.

As a proper noun glacial is

(geology) of the pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.

periglacial

English

Adjective

(-) (wikipedia periglacial)
  • (geomorphology) Of or pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier.

    • Derived terms

    * periglacially

    Related terms

    * periglaciation

    glacial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, or relating to glaciers
  • * We examined the glacial deposits
  • (figuratively) very slow
  • * 2010 , "Under the volcano", The Economist , 16 Oct 2010:
    • Progress on judicial reform has been glacial , meeting enormous resistance.
  • cold and icy
  • * After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial
  • having the appearance of ice
  • * On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle
  • cool and unfriendly
  • * He gave me a glacial stare

    • Derived terms

    * englacial * interglacial * monoglacial * postglacial * preglacial * proglacial * subglacial * supraglacial ----