"postglacial rebound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postglacial rebounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} postglacial rebound (usually uncountable, plural postglacial rebounds)
  1. The rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age. Wikipedia link: Post-glacial rebound Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: continental rebound, glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment, isostatic uplift Related terms: isostasy Translations (rise of depressed lithosphere): glatsioisostaasia (Estonian), maakerge (Estonian), maatõus (Estonian), maankohoaminen (Finnish), გლაციოიზოსტაზია (glacioizosṭazia) (Georgian), გლაციალური იზოსტაზია (glacialuri izosṭazia) (Georgian), პოსტგლაციალური უკუქცევა (ṗosṭglacialuri uḳukceva) (Georgian), იზოსტატიკური უკუქცევა (izosṭaṭiḳuri uḳukceva) (Georgian), ქერქული უკუქცევა (kerkuli uḳukceva) (Georgian), Landhebung [feminine] (German), landhöjning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-postglacial_rebound-en-noun-wDWwl~Ed Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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