[ ˌtɒrɪ'dəʊnɪən ]
■ adjective Geology of or denoting the later stage of the Proterozoic aeon in NW Scotland, from about 1,100 to 600 million years ago.
Origin
C19: from Loch Torridon , in NW Scotland, + -ian .
[ ˌtɒrɪ'dəʊnɪən ]
■ adjective Geology of or denoting the later stage of the Proterozoic aeon in NW Scotland, from about 1,100 to 600 million years ago.
Origin
C19: from Loch Torridon , in NW Scotland, + -ian .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004