postglacial

Adjective

Meaning

relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

marine pleistocene period coastal geological glacial alluvial Holocene lacustrine fluvial Anthropocene neoglacial depositional erosional interstadial
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Examples

After a glacier retreats, the end moraine may be destroyed by postglacial erosion. Source: Internet

Because lateral moraines are deposited on top of the glacier, they do not experience the postglacial erosion of the valley floor and therefore, as the glacier melts, lateral moraines are usually preserved as high ridges. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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