periglacial

adjective

peri·​glacial

¦perə+

: of or relating to the area marginal to a frozen or ice-covered region (as an ice sheet or glacier) especially with respect to its climate or the influence of its climate upon geological processes

periglacial topography

periglacial weathering

periglacial wind action

—Journal of Geology

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary peri- + glacial

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