Definition of Riss in English:

Riss

Geology

1[usually as modifier] The penultimate Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps, possibly corresponding to the Saale of northern Europe.
- ‘Gunz, Mindel, Riss and Wurm are the names of four ice ages.’
1. 1.1The system of deposits laid down during the Riss glaciation.

Early 20th century: from the name of a tributary of the Danube River in Germany.

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