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cambrian
(encz) | Cambrian,kambrium n: [geol.] první perioda prvohor Pino |
Cambrian
(gcide) | Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium
the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to
begin: cf. F. primordial.]
1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,
primordial condition. "The primordial facts of our
intelligent nature." --Sir W. Hamilton.
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2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the
Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam
periods in American geology. It is called also Cambrian,
and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.
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3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an
individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial
cell.
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Primordial utricle (Bot.), the interior lining of a young
vegetable cell.
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Cambrian
(gcide) | Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, a.
1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
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2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the
rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes
described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from
its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under
Geology.
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Cambrian
(gcide) | Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, n.
1. A native of Cambria or Wales.
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2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.
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cambrian
(wn) | Cambrian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its
people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh
syntax" [syn: Welsh, Cambrian]
n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine
invertebrates [syn: Cambrian, Cambrian period]
2: a native or resident of Wales [syn: Welshman, Welsh,
Cambrian, Cymry] |
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cambrian
(encz) | Cambrian,kambrium n: [geol.] první perioda prvohor Pino |
precambrian
(encz) | Precambrian,prekambrium n: [geol.] Pino |
cambrian
(wn) | Cambrian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its
people or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh
syntax" [syn: Welsh, Cambrian]
n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine
invertebrates [syn: Cambrian, Cambrian period]
2: a native or resident of Wales [syn: Welshman, Welsh,
Cambrian, Cymry] |
cambrian mountains
(wn) | Cambrian Mountains
n 1: a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central
Wales |
cambrian period
(wn) | Cambrian period
n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine
invertebrates [syn: Cambrian, Cambrian period] |
precambrian
(wn) | Precambrian
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: Precambrian, {Precambrian
eon}, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period] |
precambrian aeon
(wn) | Precambrian aeon
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: Precambrian, {Precambrian
eon}, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period] |
precambrian eon
(wn) | Precambrian eon
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: Precambrian, {Precambrian
eon}, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period] |
precambrian period
(wn) | Precambrian period
n 1: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the
Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until
544 million years ago [syn: Precambrian, {Precambrian
eon}, Precambrian aeon, Precambrian period] |
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