Riss–Würmadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌrɪsˈvʊəm/, U.S.

/ˈrɪsˈvʊ(ə)rm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Riss adj., Würm n.

Etymology: < Riss adj. + Würm n., after German Riss-Würm (A. Penck, 1902 or earlier).

Geology.

A. adj.

Designating the interglacial period between the Riss and Würm glaciations; of or relating to this period.

ΚΠ

1908 Amer. Anthropologist 10 639 Man must have inhabited Wildkirchli during an interglacial (Riss-Würm) epoch.

1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. xii. 247 The depth reached by weathering during Riss-Würm time is found to be about three times that achieved on similar but later deposits exposed during post-Würm time.

2006 M. A. van Drunen et al. Climate Change in Developing Countries ii. 61/2 The volume of debris cones varies from 0.8 to 18 km³, half of their volume consisting of mudflow deposits of the Riss-Wurm interglacial period.

B. n.

The Riss–Würm interglacial period.

ΚΠ

1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals vi. 378 Boule would place the Chellean in the final, short interglacial period, or Riss-Würm.

1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 335/1 There appears to be unanimity that during the Last Interglacial (Riss-Würm or Sangamon) there were sea-levels of the order of 7·5 meters..and 3·5 meters..higher than the present.

2003 K. N. Wilkinson & R. J. J. Pope in A. J. Howard et al. Alluvial Archaeol. Europe v. 196 During the late Riss, or in the Riss-Würm, the River Evrotas migrated eastwards.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riss–würm
释义	Riss–Würmadj.n. Brit. /ˌrɪsˈvʊəm/, U.S. /ˈrɪsˈvʊ(ə)rm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Riss adj., Würm n. Etymology: < Riss adj. + Würm n., after German Riss-Würm (A. Penck, 1902 or earlier). Geology. A. adj. Designating the interglacial period between the Riss and Würm glaciations; of or relating to this period. ΚΠ 1908 Amer. Anthropologist 10 639 Man must have inhabited Wildkirchli during an interglacial (Riss-Würm) epoch. 1944 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. xii. 247 The depth reached by weathering during Riss-Würm time is found to be about three times that achieved on similar but later deposits exposed during post-Würm time. 2006 M. A. van Drunen et al. Climate Change in Developing Countries ii. 61/2 The volume of debris cones varies from 0.8 to 18 km³, half of their volume consisting of mudflow deposits of the Riss-Wurm interglacial period. B. n. The Riss–Würm interglacial period. ΚΠ 1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals vi. 378 Boule would place the Chellean in the final, short interglacial period, or Riss-Würm. 1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 335/1 There appears to be unanimity that during the Last Interglacial (Riss-Würm or Sangamon) there were sea-levels of the order of 7·5 meters..and 3·5 meters..higher than the present. 2003 K. N. Wilkinson & R. J. J. Pope in A. J. Howard et al. Alluvial Archaeol. Europe v. 196 During the late Riss, or in the Riss-Würm, the River Evrotas migrated eastwards. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1908
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