stadialadj.n.

Etymology: < Latin stadiālis, < stadium : see stadium n. and -al suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstadial.

A. adj.

†1. Pertaining to a stadium in length. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > ancient Greek or Roman stadium

stadiala1398

stadic1901

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxix. 1381 Þe stadial feld conteyneþ sixe score paas and fyue.

a. Geology. Of or pertaining to a glacial stadium or stade; stadial moraine = recessional moraine n. at recessional adj. and n. Compounds.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > stade

stadial1937

1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xxii. 378 Retreatal stages of the ice in the valleys are marked by ‘stadial moraines’.

1970 R. J. Small Study of Landforms xi. 388 If the ice is affected by episodes of retreat, separated by stillstands, a number of smaller, sub-parallel ridges (‘recessional’ or ‘stadial’ moraines) will be formed.

1971 S. C. Porter in K. K. Turekian Late Cenozoic Glacial Ages xi. 320 In the Puget Lowland only two stadial episodes have been determined for the Puget lobe.

1979 Nature 19 July 199/2 The landforms produced by the stadial glaciers in the Highlands are often clear and abundant.

b. Archaeology. Pertaining to or expressed in terms of a series of successive stages into which a culture or period can be divided.

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the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > relating to stages into which a period can be divided

stadial1959

1959 Science 6 Feb. 305/2 Willey and Phillips' stadial conception of New World prehistory.

1968 L. R. Binford in S. R. & L. R. Binford New Perspectives in Archeol. i. i. 15 The application of such a scale to innumerable empirical cases..can never provide us with an understanding of the processes operative in the past which resulted in the stadial sequence.

1977 G. Clark World Prehist. (ed. 3) ii. 41 The use of the term ‘Neolithic’ in this connection in itself poses a problem. If stadial terms are rarely used in contemporary archaeological discourse, it seems all the more important to be clear about their meaning.

B. n.

Geology. = stade n.¹ 3.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [noun] > ice-age or glaciation > stade

stadium1910

stadial1954

stade1961

1954 Antiquity 28 8 The tundra-like phase at the beginning of the third Würm stadial.

1964 K. W. Butzer Environment & Archeol. xxvii. 395 It seems improbable that food-collectors at the Neanderthaler level would venture through thousands of kilometers of harsh environment at the height of any of the Würm stadials.

1979 Seyfert & Sirkin Earth Hist. & Plate Tectonics (ed. 2) xiv. 515/2 Glacial advances occurred during stadials.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stadial
释义	stadialadj.n. Etymology: < Latin stadiālis, < stadium : see stadium n. and -al suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstadial. A. adj. †1. Pertaining to a stadium in length. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > ancient Greek or Roman stadium stadiala1398 stadic1901 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxix. 1381 Þe stadial feld conteyneþ sixe score paas and fyue. 2. a. Geology. Of or pertaining to a glacial stadium or stade; stadial moraine = recessional moraine n. at recessional adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > stade stadial1937 1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xxii. 378 Retreatal stages of the ice in the valleys are marked by ‘stadial moraines’. 1970 R. J. Small Study of Landforms xi. 388 If the ice is affected by episodes of retreat, separated by stillstands, a number of smaller, sub-parallel ridges (‘recessional’ or ‘stadial’ moraines) will be formed. 1971 S. C. Porter in K. K. Turekian Late Cenozoic Glacial Ages xi. 320 In the Puget Lowland only two stadial episodes have been determined for the Puget lobe. 1979 Nature 19 July 199/2 The landforms produced by the stadial glaciers in the Highlands are often clear and abundant. b. Archaeology. Pertaining to or expressed in terms of a series of successive stages into which a culture or period can be divided. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > history or knowledge about the past > [adjective] > relating to stages into which a period can be divided stadial1959 1959 Science 6 Feb. 305/2 Willey and Phillips' stadial conception of New World prehistory. 1968 L. R. Binford in S. R. & L. R. Binford New Perspectives in Archeol. i. i. 15 The application of such a scale to innumerable empirical cases..can never provide us with an understanding of the processes operative in the past which resulted in the stadial sequence. 1977 G. Clark World Prehist. (ed. 3) ii. 41 The use of the term ‘Neolithic’ in this connection in itself poses a problem. If stadial terms are rarely used in contemporary archaeological discourse, it seems all the more important to be clear about their meaning. B. n. Geology. = stade n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [noun] > ice-age or glaciation > stade stadium1910 stadial1954 stade1961 1954 Antiquity 28 8 The tundra-like phase at the beginning of the third Würm stadial. 1964 K. W. Butzer Environment & Archeol. xxvii. 395 It seems improbable that food-collectors at the Neanderthaler level would venture through thousands of kilometers of harsh environment at the height of any of the Würm stadials. 1979 Seyfert & Sirkin Earth Hist. & Plate Tectonics (ed. 2) xiv. 515/2 Glacial advances occurred during stadials. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.a1398
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