n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ sk ā l
Function: noun
Date: 1890
: an arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute duration or antiquity of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time
n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ sk ā l
Function: noun
Date: 1890
: an arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute duration or antiquity of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012