HyperDic: hadean

English > 2 senses of the word Hadean:
ADJECTIVEallHadean, Plutonian, Tartareanof or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus
NOUNtimeHadean, Hadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeonthe earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago)
English > Hadean: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus.
SynonymsPlutonian, Tartarean
BroaderinfernalOf the underworld
NounsHades(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
English > Hadean: 2 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningThe earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life.
SynonymsHadean time, Hadean eon, Hadean aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan eon, Priscoan aeon
Instance ofeon, aeonThe longest division of geological time

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