NOUN | time | geological time, geologic time | the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) |
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Meaning | The time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history). | |
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Synonym | geologic time | |
Narrower | eon, aeon | The longest division of geological time |
epoch | A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages | |
era, geological era | A major division of geological time | |
period, geological period | A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed | |
Broader | time | The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
Spanish | tiempo geológico | |
Catalan | temps geològic |
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