altithermal

adjective

al·​ti·​ther·​mal

¦altə̇¦thərməl

: of or belonging to a time during which the climate is relatively warm

—often used of a part of postglacial time

Word History

Etymology

alti- + thermal

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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