interstadial

/ ˌɪntəˈsteɪdɪəl /

adjective

1. another word for interglacial

Word History and Origins

Origin of interstadial¹

C20: from New Latin, from inter- + stadium stage

Example Sentences

It was a mild period in an ice age called an interstadial, when temperatures were warm enough for there to be flowing rivers and streams in the area.

From New York Times

Crucially, both the standard Greenland and the merged Greenland-Cariaco time scales show that interstadial warming was associated with megafaunal genetic transitions.

From Science Magazine

However, our approach using interstadial onsets as tie-points allows direct comparison between radiocarbon dates and Greenland climate records.

From Science Magazine

LUFC_FRWe live in the holocene, an interstadial period between 2 glacial periods, which is still due to come to an end but your better of thinking about milankovitch cycles at that point.

From BBC