stillstand
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
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Noun
- {{lb|en|geology}} A period of time during which the [[terminus]] of a [[glacier]] remains [[stationary]].
- {{lb|en|geology}} A period of [[geologic time]] during which [[eustatic]] [[sea level]] stays [[apparently]] [[constant]], [[relative]] to adjacent periods of geologic time, neither characterized by [[transgression]], nor [[regression]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[standstill]].<ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
Verb
- {{lb|en|geology}} To [[cease]] in either [[glacial]] [[advance]] or [[retreat]].
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