Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eemian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: eemi-an
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The interglacial period lasting from circa 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.

Example Sentences

"At the time, temperatures briefly rose to become slightly higher than those of the pre-industrial period, making the Eemian the warmest time in the last million years."

Etymology

This period was first recognized from boreholes in the area of the city of Amersfoort, Utrecht province, Netherlands, by Pieter Harting (1875). He named the beds "Système Eémien" after the river Eem on which Amersfoort is located.

Inflected Forms

the Eemian (canonical)

Questions

What does eemian mean?: The interglacial period lasting from circa 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.
Where does eemian come from?: This period was first recognized from boreholes in the area of the city of Amersfoort, Utrecht province, Netherlands, by Pieter Harting (1875). He named the beds "Système Eémien" after the river Eem on which Amersfoort is located.

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