English > Precambrian: 1 sense > noun 1, timeMeaning | The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago. |
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Synonyms | Precambrian eon, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period |
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Instance of | eon, aeon | The longest division of geological time |
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Parts | Archean, Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon | The time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago |
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Proterozoic, Proterozoic eon, Proterozoic aeon | From 2,500 to 544 million years ago |
Spanish | precámbrico |
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Catalan | precambrià |
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