glacial epoch 1
noundomain: time
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
Examples
- 1.the most recent ice age was during the Pleistocene
Hypernym
period 4
noun
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Part_meronym
prehistory 1
noun
the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
stadial 1
noun
a period of lower temperatures during an interglacial separating the glacial periods of an ice age.
EnglishHyponym
a glaciation that extended from 2400 million years ago to 2100 million years ago, during the Siderian and Rhyacian periods of the Paleoproterozoic era.
Part_holonym
prehistory 1
noun
the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
stadial 1
noun
a period of lower temperatures during an interglacial separating the glacial periods of an ice age.
