Eoarchean

English

Alternative forms

Eoarchaean

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌiːəʊ.ɑːˈkiːən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌiːoʊ.ɑɹˈkiːən/

Adjective

Eoarchean (not comparable)

(geology) Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 4600 to 3600 million years ago; the first single-celled life began at this time.

Translations

of geologic era from 4,600 to 3,600 million years ago

Finnish: esiarkeeinen, eoarkeeinen
Greek: ηωαρχαιοζωικός (ioarchaiozoïkós)

Proper noun

Eoarchean

(geology) The era from 4,000 Ma to 3,600 Ma.

Hypernyms

(era 4,000-3,600 Ma): Precambrian - eon/supereon; Archaean - eon

Coordinate terms

(era 4,000-3,600 Ma): Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean, Neoarchean - era

Translations

era 4,000-3,600 Ma

Estonian: eoarhaikum
Finnish: esiarkeeinen maailmankausi, eoarkeeinen maailmankausi
Greek: Ηωαρχαιοζωικός m (Ioarchaiozoïkós)
Russian: эоархе́й m (eoarxéj)

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

Anagrams

Chaeronea, Chæronea

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