"ice core" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ice core.wav [US] Forms: ice cores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice core (plural ice cores)
  1. A core sample removed from an ice sheet, most commonly from the polar ice caps of Antarctica, Greenland or from high mountain glaciers elsewhere, the properties of which can be used to reconstruct a climatic record of a given area. Wikipedia link: ice core Translations (core sample removed from an ice sheet): 冰芯 (bīngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 冰核 (bīnghé) (Chinese Mandarin), jääkairausnäyte (Finnish), carotte de glace [feminine] (French), ískjarni [masculine] (Icelandic), rdzeń lodowy [masculine] (Polish), ледяно́й керн (ledjanój kern) [masculine] (Russian), testigo de hielo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ice_core-en-noun-0h9LuxbB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

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