postglacial rebound

Noun

Meaning

postglacial rebound (usually uncountable, plural postglacial rebounds)

The rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.

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Synonyms

continental rebound isostatic uplift glacial isostasy glacial isostatic adjustment

Close letter words and terms

postgiro postglabellar postglacial postglacially postglenoid postglobular