- precambrian
- pre·cambrian
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precambrian
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precambrian — PRECAMBRIÁN, Ă, precambrieni, e, s.n., adj. 1. s.n. Prima eră din istoria Pământului. 2. adj. Care aparţine precambrianului (1), privitor la precambrian. [pr.: bri an] – Din fr. précambrien. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 07.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … … Dicționar Român
Precambrian — [prē kam′brē ən] adj. [sometimes p ] designating or of the division of geologic time covering all the time before the Cambrian Period, equivalent to the Archean Eon and the Proterozoic Eon designating or of the division of geologic time covering… … English World dictionary
Precambrian — 1864, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + CAMBRIAN (Cf. Cambrian) … Etymology dictionary
Precambrian — ► ADJECTIVE Geology ▪ relating to the earliest aeon of the earth s history, preceding the Cambrian period and ending about 570 million years ago, a time when living organisms first appeared … English terms dictionary
Precambrian — For the album by German band The Ocean, see Precambrian (album). Precambrian Period 4567.17–542 million years ago … Wikipedia
Precambrian — adjective Date: 1864 of, relating to, or being the earliest era of geological history or the corresponding system of rocks that is characterized especially by the appearance of single celled organisms and is equivalent to the Archean and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Precambrian — /pree kam bree euhn, kaym /, Geol. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth s crust formed and life first appeared in the seas. See table under geologic time. n. 2.… … Universalium
Precambrian — Pre•cam•bri•an or Pre Cam•bri•an [[t]priˈkæm bri ən, ˈkeɪm [/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth s crust formed and life first appeared in the seas 2) gel … From formal English to slang
Precambrian — /ˌpriˈkæmbriən/ (say .pree kambreeuhn) Obsolete –adjective 1. relating to the time or systems of rocks older than the Cambrian. –noun 2. the geological period, era, or systems of rocks older than the Cambrian, comprising the longest period of… …
Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… … Universalium
Precambrian (album) — Infobox Album Name = Precambrian Type = studio Artist = The Ocean Released = Start date|2007|11|5 Recorded = Oceanland, Berlin, between April and July 2007, by Robin Staps. Genre = Post metal, sludge metal Length = 83:43 Label = Metal Blade… … Wikipedia
