Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glacial maximum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: glacial -max-i-mum
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.

Example Sentences

"The last glacial maximum is estimated to have occurred between 26,000 and 20,000 years ago."

Inflected Forms

glacial maxima (plural) glacial maximums (plural)

Derived Forms

LGM

Phrases

Last Glacial Maximum

Synonyms

ice age

Questions

What does glacial maximum mean?: The point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.

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