periglacial

English

Etymology

peri- + glacial

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛɹɪˈɡleɪʃəl/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
  • Hyphenation: peri‧gla‧cial
  • Homophone: paraglacial (in some dialects)

Adjective

periglacial (not comparable)

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /peɾiɡlaˈθjal/, [peɾiɣlaˈθjal]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /peɾiɡlaˈsjal/, [peɾiɣlaˈsjal]

Adjective

periglacial (plural periglaciales)

  1. periglacial
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