post-glacial
adjective geology specialized (also postglacial) uk/ˌpəʊstˈɡleɪ.si.əl/ us/ˌpoʊstˈɡleɪ.ʃəl/
冰川期后的
existing after the glacial period (= a very cold period in history when large masses of ice covered much of the earth's surface), or happening as a result of this period ending
There has not been forest in this region at any time during the post-glacial period.
The contours of the coastline are the result of postglacial flooding. 海岸线的轮廓是由冰川期后洪水塑造的。
Compare: glacial adjective (ICE/COLD)interglacial
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- The climatic history of the glacial and post-glacial ages is one of the factors shaping today's countryside.
- Overlying the bedrock are glacial and post-glacial deposits of variable thickness.
- The earliest traces of modern humans are post-glacial.
- These processes are unique to glacial and postglacial environments.