Meanings
nounpostglacial rebound (usually uncountable, plural postglacial rebounds)
plural postglacial rebounds
- uncountableusuallyThe rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.
Synonyms: continental rebound, glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment, isostatic uplift
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.
Similar
continental reboundglacial isostasyglacial isostatic adjustmentisostatic uplift
Translations
Estonian glatsioisostaasia, maakerge
- glatsioisostaasiarise of depressed lithosphere
- maakergerise of depressed lithosphere
- maatõusrise of depressed lithosphere
Finnish maankohoaminen
- maankohoaminenrise of depressed lithosphere
German Landhebung
- Landhebungrise of depressed lithosphere
Swedish landhöjning
- landhöjningrise of depressed lithosphere
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Chicago
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