Holocene Definition

hŏlə-sēn, hōlə-
adjective
Designating or of the current epoch of the Quaternary Period, characterized by a warm climate and the development of modern human culture.
Webster's New World
noun
The Holocene Epoch.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Recent epoch
  • recent
  • Holocene epoch

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Holocene

  • the Holocene

Holocene Sentence Examples

  • Currently, many regions seem to lie midway between Holocene extremes.

  • It contributes between 10% to 40% to the total ammonium deposited on the central Greenland ice sheet during the Holocene.

  • Their present morphology was shaped principally during the last glacial cycle (the Midlandian ), with subsequent modification throughout the post-glacial Holocene period.

  • Since then, Holocene sedimentation has been dominated by along slope transport by bottom currents.

  • Much of the infilling probably occurred early in the Holocene, as the landscape adjusted to increasingly temperate conditions.

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HHOHOL

Words Ending With

ENEENE

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