adjective
- occurring or existing after a glacial period
Usage: geological
Examples
- The postglacial period began about 10,000 years ago.
- Scientists studied postglacial lake sediments to understand climate change.
- Many postglacial landscapes show evidence of retreating ice sheets.
- The postglacial rebound caused land to rise after the ice melted.
- Postglacial vegetation gradually colonized the newly exposed terrain.
- Archaeological sites from the postglacial era reveal early human settlements.