Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glacial period

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: glacial pe-ri-od
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.

Inflected Forms

glacial periods (plural)

Synonyms

glacial glaciation ice age glacial epoch

Questions

What does glacial period mean?: An interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.

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