| Term: | Interglacial phase |
| Definition: | Period characterized by a relatively mild climate within an ice age. |
| Term: | Interglacial phase |
| Definition: | Generally, an interval of geologic time that was marked by a major poleward retreat of ice. This may be applied to an entire interval between ice ages or (rarely) to the individual "stages" that make up an interglacial period. |