PRECAMBRIAN

Meaning of PRECAMBRIAN in English

[ pri:'kambrɪən ]

■ adjective Geology relating to or denoting the earliest aeon of the earth's history, preceding the Cambrian period and ending about 570 million years ago (comprising the Archaean and Proterozoic aeons).

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PRECAMBRIAN — adjective Date: 1864 of, relating to, or being the earliest era of geological history or the corresponding system of rocks …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRECAMBRIAN — I. (ˈ)prē+ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pre- + Cambrian : prior to the Cambrian : of or relating to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECAMBRIAN — /pree kam"bree euhn, -kaym"-/ , Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRECAMBRIAN — adj. of the earliest geological period
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PRECAMBRIAN — adjective Date: 1864 : of, relating to, or being the earliest era of geological history or the corresponding system of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRECAMBRIAN — [Pre.cam.bri.an] adj (1864): of, relating to, or being the earliest era of geological history or the corresponding system of rocks …
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PRECAMBRIAN — precambrian, Pre-Cambrian BrE AmE ( ˌ ) priː ˈkæm bri‿ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRECAMBRIAN — Pre·cam·bri·an /priːˈkæmbriən/ BrE AmE adjective belonging or relating to the period of time in the Earth's history from about 4,600 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRECAMBRIAN — adj. & n. Geol. --adj. of or relating to the earliest era of geological time from the formation of the …
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PRECAMBRIAN — adj. & n. Geol. adj. of or relating to the earliest era of geological time from the formation of the …
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PRECAMBRIAN — adj. & n. Geol. --adj. of or relating to the earliest era of geological time from the formation of the …
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PRECAMBRIAN — докембрий, докембрийский Precambrian
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PRECAMBRIAN — докембрий, докембрийский Precambrian
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PRECAMBRIAN — Докембрий
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PRECAMBRIAN — докембрий, докембрийский
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PRECAMBRIAN — Докембрий
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PRECAMBRIAN — докембрий, докембрийский Precambrian
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PRECAMBRIAN — докембрий, докембрийский Precambrian
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PRECAMBRIAN — adj. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )pr ē - ' kam-br ē - ə n, - ' k ā m- Function: adjective …
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PRECAMBRIAN TIME — period of time that extends from a little more than 3.9 billion years ago, which is the approximate age of …
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SOUTHERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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CONTINENTAL SHIELD — any of the large stable areas of low relief in the Earth's crust that are composed of Precambrian crystalline rocks. …
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CENTRAL AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the region from the time of early humans to the present. Central Africa consists of three parallel belts …
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SOUTH AMERICA — fourth largest of the world's continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New …
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LIPALIAN INTERVAL — in geology, time span suggested in an attempt to explain the sudden appearance of abundant life forms in the earliest …
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GRAND CANYON SERIES — major division of rocks in northern Arizona dating from Precambrian time (about 3.8 billion to 540 million years ago). The …
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GHANA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-yellow-green national flag with a central black star. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 2 to 3. …
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EDIACARA FAUNA — assemblage of relatively advanced multicellular Precambrian animals found as fossils in the Pound Quartzite of the Ediacara Hills, north of …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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ASIA — world's largest and most diverse continent, covering about 30 percent of the land area on Earth. The mainland is situated …
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AFRICAGEOLOGIC HISTORY
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