stadial
Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪdɪəl/
The English word “stadial” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Pertaining to a glacial stade.
- Pertaining to or existing in successive stages of a given culture, society etc.
noun
- A short, colder period within an interglacial; a stade.
Etymology
From Latin stadiālis, from stadium.
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