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.

Derived terms

• periglacially

Related terms

• periglaciation

Translations

pertaining to the area around the edge of a glacier

• Finnish: periglasiaalinen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: periglaciar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾiɡlaˈθjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈθjal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾiɡlaˈsjal/ [pe.ɾi.ɣ̞laˈsjal]

Adjective

periglacial m or f (masculine and feminine plural periglaciales)

1. periglacial