PANGAEA


Meaning of PANGAEA in English

/pan jee"euh/ , n. Geol.

the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.

Also, Pangea . Cf. supercontinent .

[ 1920-25; PAN- + Gk gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred L. Wegener (1880-1930) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .