HyperDic: precambrian_period

English > 1 sense of the expression Precambrian period:
NOUNtimePrecambrian period, Precambrian, Precambrian eon, Precambrian aeonthe eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon
English > Precambrian period: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningThe eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago.
SynonymsPrecambrian, Precambrian eon, Precambrian aeon
Instance ofeon, aeonThe longest division of geological time
PartsArchean, Archean eon, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeonThe time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago
Proterozoic, Proterozoic eon, Proterozoic aeonFrom 2,500 to 544 million years ago
Spanishprecámbrico
Catalanprecambrià

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