Meaning of "Cambrian" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CAMBRIAN

Cambrian  [ˈkæmbrɪən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAMBRIAN

Cambrian can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CAMBRIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cambrian

The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from 541.0 ± 1.0 to 485.4 ± 1.9 million years ago and is succeeded by the Ordovician. Its subdivisions, and indeed its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, where Britain's Cambrian rocks are best exposed. The Cambrian is unique in its unusually high proportion of lagerstätten. These are sites of exceptional preservation, where 'soft' parts of organisms are preserved as well as their more resistant shells. This means that our understanding of the Cambrian biology surpasses that of some later periods. The Cambrian Period marked a profound change in life on Earth; prior to the Cambrian, living organisms on the whole were small, unicellular and simple. Complex, multicellular organisms gradually became more common in the millions of years immediately preceding the Cambrian, but it was not until this period that mineralized – hence readily fossilized – organisms became common.

Definition of Cambrian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Cambrian in the dictionary is of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished. Other definition of Cambrian is of or relating to Wales. Cambrian is also a Welsh person.

TRANSLATION OF CAMBRIAN

Find out the translation of Cambrian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Cambrian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cambrian» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 寒
• Translator English - Spanish: Cambrian
• English: Cambrian
• Translator English - Hindi: कैंब्रियन
• Translator English - Arabic: الكمبري
• Translator English - Russian: кембрия
• Translator English - Portuguese: Cambriano
• Translator English - Bengali: ত্তয়েল্স্দেশসম্বন্ধীয়
• Translator English - French: Cambrien
• Translator English - Malay: Cambrian
• Translator English - German: Cambrian
• Translator English - Japanese: カンブリア紀
• Translator English - Korean: 캄브리아기
• Translator English - Javanese: Kamboja
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thuộc về đất rất cổ
• Translator English - Tamil: கேம்ப்ரியன்
• Translator English - Marathi: केम्ब्रियन
• Translator English - Turkish: Kambriyen
• Translator English - Italian: cambriano
• Translator English - Polish: kambru
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кембрію
• Translator English - Romanian: Cambrian
• Translator English - Greek: Κάμβρια
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Kambriese
• Translator English - Swedish: Cambrian
• Translator English - Norwegian: Cambrian

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMBRIAN»

Discover the use of Cambrian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cambrian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cambrian Intelligence: The Early History of the New AI

It has given rise to both autonomous mobile robots and more recent humanoid robots such as Brooks' Cog. This book represents Brooks' initial formulation of and contributions to the development of the behavior-based approach to robotics.

Rodney Allen Brooks, 1999

A Catalogue of the Collection of Cambrian and Silurian ...

An 1873 catalogue of the Cambrian and Silurian fossils in the Geological Museum at the University of Cambridge.

J. W. Salter, Adam Sedgwick, John Morris, 2010

Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Tectonics, Global Change and ...

The book deals with the record of important Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ecosystems.

Claudio Gaucher, Alcides N. Sial, Galen P. Halverson, 2009

The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity

This is an integrative work of the highest quality, covering one of the most fascinating and transformative periods in life’s history.

Douglas H. Erwin, Erwin Douglas, James William Valentine, 2013

A Revised Correlation of the Cambrian Rocks in the British Isles

This work reviews the correlation of the British and Irish Cambrian with the current (though incomplete) international standard for the Cambrian.

A. W. A. Rushton, P. M. Brück, S. G. Molyneux, 2011

The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation

The book contains contributions from thirty-three authors hailing from ten countries and will be of interest to paleontologists, geologists, biologists, and other researchers interested in the global Earth-life system.

Robert Riding, 2001

The Cambrian Journal

To Mr. R. Mason, Treasurer of the Cambrian Institute. SIR, — I have been very tardy in thanking you for the most obliging communication with which you kindly favoured me two months ago in reply to the letter1 which accompanied the ...

The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory

THE CAMBRIAN QUARTERLY MAGAZINE AND (Keltic &epertorg. No. 3.— JULY 1, 1829. — Vol. I. WELSH JUDICATURE. To the Editors of the Cumbrian Quarterly Magazine. GENTLEMEN, Knowing the spirit in which the Cambrian Quarterly ...

Interpretation of Biological and Environmental Changes ...

Faunal dynamics and microevolutionary investigations in the Upper Cambrian Olenus Zone at Andrarum, Skane, Sweden. Geol. Foren. Stoekh. Forh. 120, 257 267. Coniglio, M., Dix, G.R., 1992. Carbonate slopes. In: Walker, R.G., James, N.P. ...

Loren E. Babcock, 2005

Phosphate Deposits of the World: Volume 1: Proterozoic and ...

This book is an important contribution to the scientific understanding of phosphate deposits.

P. J. Cook, J. H. Shergold, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMBRIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cambrian is used in the context of the following news items.

The Cambrian Explosion's Strange-Looking Poster Child

But then, about 520 million years ago during the Cambrian Period, animal evolution shifted into high gear. Fast-moving predators, scavengers ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

A weird and wonderful worm

Modern lobopodians are rarely seen forest dwellers called velvet worms. Their ancient relatives, though, were pioneers of the Cambrian ... «The Economist, Jul 15»

In Resolving Darwin's Doubt, New Cambrian Animal Fossils Are No …

"Animals during the Cambrian were incredibly diverse, with lots of interesting behaviours and modes of living," said Ortega-Hernández. «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»

Twenty-six-year-old tapped to head Cambrian hoops program

Now, she is tasked with the challenging chore of trying to bring that same passion across the entire women's basketball lineup at Cambrian ... «NorthernLife.ca, Jul 15»

Arthritis Foundation cycling event to stop in Cambria

Arthritis Foundation cycling event to stop in Cambria. By Cambrian staff. [e-mail] 1, 2015. 2015-07-01T23:17:23Z. Cambrian staff ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»

More daylight during summer months, unless fog intervenes

... at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Park Hill and reported weekly in the Cambrian. This information, combined with a subjective evaluation ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»

An Angel answered Coast Union football fans' prayers

Freelance journalist and Cambria resident John FitzRandolph's column appears biweekly and is special to The Cambrian. Email him at ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»

Palaeoboffins discover 500 MILLION year old ARMOURED WORM

The worm belongs to a poorly understood group of early animals from the Cambrian period, the era during which multi-cellular organisms ... «The Register, Jul 15»

Collinsium ciliosum: Cambrian Spiky Worm Discovered in China

An international team of paleontologists, co-led by Dr Xi-guang Zhanga and Dr Jie Yang of Yunnan University, has described a new species of ... «Sci-News.com, Jun 15»

Theatre Cambrian to stage Mary Poppins

Continuing this year will be Theatre Cambrian's Youth Company (TCYC) and their production of Rent, an inspiring musical about friends and ... «The Sudbury Star, Jun 15»