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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRETACEOUS

From Latin crētāceus, from crēta, literally: Cretan earth, that is, chalk.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRETACEOUS

cretaceous  [krɪˈteɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRETACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cretaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CRETACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cretaceous

Cretaceous

The Cretaceous, derived from the Latin "creta", usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide, is a geologic period and system from circa 145 ± 4 to 66 million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic era. It is the last period of the Mesozoic Era, and, spanning 79 million years, the longest period of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cretaceous was a period with a relatively warm climate, resulting in high eustatic sea levels and creating numerous shallow inland seas. These oceans and seas were populated with now-extinct marine reptiles, ammonites and rudists, while dinosaurs continued to dominate on land. At the same time, new groups of mammals and birds, as well as flowering plants, appeared. The Cretaceous ended with a large mass extinction, the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, in which many groups, including non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs and large marine reptiles, died out. The end of the Cretaceous is defined by the K–Pg boundary, a geologic signature associated with the mass extinction which lies between the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

Definition of cretaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of cretaceous in the dictionary is consisting of or resembling chalk.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRETACEOUS


amarantaceous
ˌæmərænˈteɪʃəs
cactaceous
kækˈteɪʃəs
chartaceous
tʃɑːˈteɪʃəs
cucurbitaceous
kjuːˌkɜːbɪˈteɪʃəs
cunctatious
kʌŋkˈteɪʃəs
disputatious
ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs
equisetaceous
ˌɛkwɪsɪˈteɪʃəs
flirtatious
flɜːˈteɪʃəs
frumentaceous
ˌfruːmɛnˈteɪʃəs
lomentaceous
ˌləʊmənˈteɪʃəs
myrtaceous
mɜːˈteɪʃəs
ostentatious
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs
pergamentaceous
ˌpɜːɡəmɛnˈteɪʃəs
quotatious
kwəʊˈteɪʃəs
ramentaceous
ˌræmɛnˈteɪʃəs
sapotaceous
ˌsæpəˈteɪʃəs
sarmentaceous
ˌsɑːmənˈteɪʃəs
setaceous
sɪˈteɪʃəs
temptatious
tɛmpˈteɪʃəs
unostentatious
ˌʌnˌɒstənˈteɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRETACEOUS

crestfallen
crestfallenly
crestfallenness
cresting
crestless
cresyl
cresylic
cresylic acid
cretaceously
Cretan
Crete
cretic
cretin
cretinise
cretinism
cretinoid
cretinous
cretism
cretonne
cretons

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRETACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
coriaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
solanaceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of cretaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cretaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRETACEOUS

Find out the translation of cretaceous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cretaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cretaceous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白垩纪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cretáceo
570 millions of speakers

English

cretaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रिटेशस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العصر الطباشيري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меловая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cretáceo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খড়িময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crétacé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cretaceous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kreide-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白亜紀
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백악기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cretaceous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có phấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரிட்டாசியஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रेटासिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kretase
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cretaceo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kredowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мілова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cretacic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cretaceous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kryt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cretaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cretaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cretaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETACEOUS»

The term «cretaceous» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRETACEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cretaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRETACEOUS»

Discover the use of cretaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cretaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cretaceous World
A colourful Earth System Science textbook on the Cretaceous world, with numerous learning features and website.
P. W. Skelton, 2003
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Cretaceous Reptiles of the United States
EXTINCTREPTILES OF THE CRETACEOUS FORMATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. ' ' INTRODUCTION. THE present memoir consists of descriptions of remains of Reptiles discovered in the Cretaceous Formations of the United States .
Joseph Leidy, 1864
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Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
The first complete dinosaur skeleton, that of an Iguanodon, was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart in 1878. This book examines the Bernissart locality, the methodology of the excavation, and the genus Iguanodon.
Pascal Godefroit, 2012
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Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America: ...
This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages.
Michael O. Woodburne, 2013
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Cretaceous Sea
Paleontology student Rick Clements and some of his associates is given the scientific opportunity of a lifetime--to utilize the new time-travel technology to travel back in time to the Cretaceous period to study firsthand the world of the ...
Will Hubbell, 2002
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What Bugged the Dinosaurs?: Insects, Disease, and Death in ...
Yet as What Bugged the Dinosaurs? reveals, T. rex was not the only killer.
George Poinar Jr., Roberta Poinar, 2010
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Flora of the Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Sand in Denton ...
In 1941 author MacNeal undertook to explore the western edge of outcrop of the Woodbine, which runs northeast to southwest through the eastern central part of Denton County, Texas.
Donald MacNeal, 2007
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Cretaceous Environments of Asia
This book presents a synthesis of the principal environmental characteristics of the Cretaceous in East and South Asia.
H. Okada, N.-J. Mateer, 2000
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Non-dinosaurian Lower Vertebrates Across the ...
00 This study presents current data on vertebrate survival and extinction across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Montana.
Laurie J. Bryant, 1989
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Jurassic and Cretaceous Floras and Climates of the Earth
This book, by describing and illustrating Mesozoic fossil plants from the USSR and China, completes the picture of floras of that age from the whole known world.
Vsevolod Andreevich Vakhrameev, Norman Francis Hughes, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRETACEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cretaceous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Op-Ed: Fact and fiction in Jurassic World | Daily Maverick
However, some of the animals depicted in the movie are, in reality, found only in the Cretaceous time period (between about 152 - 65 mya). «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
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Providence gets 4% of Porcupine - OE Digital
According to Atlantic, the well penetrated a 249m of the carbonate Cretaceous target within prognosis and was drilled to a total depth of 5000m. «OE Digital, Jul 15»
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World's oldest flying dinosaur fossil found on Isle of Wight | Meridian …
... is the first confirmed appearance on the Isle of Wight which was dominated by dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs during the cretaceous period. «ITV News, Jul 15»
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Another view: New peril - The Record
... of species were wiped out; and the familiar Cretaceous-Tertiary event 66 million years ago, which killed the Tyrannosaurus rex and friends. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
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Nicola Mining Inc. Completes Preliminary Exploration Program That …
... the Middle and Upper Cretaceous Spences Bridge Group underlies the Thule Property. Thick gravel overburden caps most of the Property. «Geology for Investors, Jul 15»
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Evolution: The Fossils Speak, but Hardly with One Voice - Evolution …
So a whole narrative of late Cretaceous ecology got started entirely in ignorance of this top predator? That is like trying to understand the ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
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Tips for avoiding mosquitoes - Victoria Advocate - Victoria, TX
They are known from North America from the Cretaceous - 100 million years ago. • There are about 2,700 species of mosquito, 176 species are ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
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When dinosaurs walked Golden Bay
The dinosaurs that walked across the tidal flats of northwest Nelson in the late Cretaceous Age, which followed the Jurassic Period, left ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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The role of species competition in biodiversity - Phys.org
"The demise of nonavian dinosaurs by the Cretaceous-Paleogene meteorite impact around 66 million years ago and the subsequent ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Group will search for fossils | newstranscript.gmnews.com | News …
Kovalski said Marlboro is rich in deposits from the Cretaceous period, the time that the dinosaurs became extinct. “There is always a chance of ... «News Transcript, Jul 15»

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