喜樂美語

Ice Age

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

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ice agenoun/ˈaɪ.seɪd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    sciencesA period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.

    • The earth is currently in the Late Cenozoic Ice Age, an ice age that began 33.9 million years ago with the Antarctic Ice Cap.
  • 2

    Any of several glacial periods (within a scientific ice age) marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth (interglacial).

    • The cause of ice ages, Köppen decided, is to be found in cool summers, not brutal winters.

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