HyperDic: geological_time

English > 1 sense of the expression geological time:
NOUNtimegeological time, geologic timethe time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
English > geological time: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history).
Synonymgeologic time
Narrowereon, aeonThe longest division of geological time
epochA unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
era, geological eraA major division of geological time
period, geological periodA unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
BroadertimeThe continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Spanishtiempo geológico
Catalantemps geològic

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