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Nature got it right with the cranes. They have been around since the Eocene, which ended 34 million years ago.
Alex Shoumatoff

Meaning of "Eocene" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EOCENE

From eo- + -cene.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EOCENE

Eocene  [ˈiːəʊˌsiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EOCENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eocene 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 EOCENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eocene

Eocene

The Eocene /ˈiːəsiːn/ epoch, lasting from 56 to 33.9 million years ago, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the Eocene is marked by a brief period in which the concentration of the carbon isotope 13C in the atmosphere was exceptionally low in comparison with the more common isotope 12C. The end is set at a major extinction event called the Grande Coupure or the Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Siberia and in what is now Chesapeake Bay. As with other geologic periods, the strata that define the start and end of the epoch are well identified, though their exact dates are slightly uncertain. The name Eocene comes from the Greek ἠώς and καινός and refers to the "dawn" of modern fauna that appeared during the epoch.

Definition of Eocene in the English dictionary

The definition of Eocene in the dictionary is of, denoting, or formed in the second epoch of the Tertiary period, which lasted for 20 000 000 years, during which hooved mammals appeared.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EOCENE


adenosine
æˈdɛnəˌsiːn
anthracene
ˈænθrəˌsiːn
Anthropocene
ænˈθrɒpəˌsiːn
colchicine
ˈkɒltʃɪˌsiːn
demoscene
ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn
ferrocene
ˈfɛrəʊˌsiːn
guanosine
ˈɡwɑːnəˌsiːn
Holocene
ˈhɒləˌsiːn
hyoscine
ˈhaɪəˌsiːn
kerosene
ˈkɛrəˌsiːn
metallocene
mɪˈtæləʊˌsiːn
Miocene
ˈmaɪəˌsiːn
Oligocene
ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːn
Palaeocene
ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn
paleocene
ˈpælɪəʊˌsiːn
pentazocine
pɛnˈtæzəʊˌsiːn
Pleiocene
ˈplaɪəʊˌsiːn
Pleistocene
ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn
Pliocene
ˈplaɪəʊˌsiːn
tyrosine
ˈtaɪrəˌsiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EOCENE

EOC
Eogene
eohippus
Eolian
Eolic
eolienne
eolipile
eolith
Eolithic
eon
eonian
eonism
eorl
Eos

WORDS THAT END LIKE EOCENE

bedroom scene
crime scene
crowd scene
damascene
epicene
love scene
nativity scene
Neocene
Nicene
obscene
scene
sex scene
the Anthropocene
the Eocene
the Holocene
the Miocene
the Oligocene
the Palaeocene
the Pleistocene
the Pliocene

Synonyms and antonyms of Eocene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Eocene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EOCENE

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

Translator English - Chinese

始新世
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eoceno
570 millions of speakers

English

Eocene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युगीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيوسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эоцена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eoceno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইয়োসিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éocène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eosen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eozän
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

始新世
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에오세
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eosen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủy tân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யோசின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इओसीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eosen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eocenico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

eocenu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еоцену
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eocen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ηώκαινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Eoseen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eocen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eocen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Eocene

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EOCENE» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «EOCENE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Eocene.
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Alex Shoumatoff
Nature got it right with the cranes. They have been around since the Eocene, which ended 34 million years ago.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EOCENE»

Discover the use of Eocene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Eocene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America
This is the first comprehensive treatment of these topics in over sixty years, and will be invaluable to vertebrate paleontologists, geologists, mammalogists and evolutionary biologists.
Donald R. Prothero, Robert J. Emry, 2005
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Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation, Colorado
An integrated database/Web site to further related research is also discussed. The monograph is well-illustrated with geologic maps and images of historical figures in the field and specimens, but is not indexed.
Herbert William Meyer, Dena M. Smith, 2008
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Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled ...
Initially, this work was designed to document and study the diversification of modern mammalian groups and was quite successful and satisfying.
Gregg F. Gunnell, 2001
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The Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Paradise Lost
The text relates how, during a period of global cooling, the planet's climate and vegetation changed dramatically.
Donald R. Prothero, 1994
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The Eocene Thunder Mountain Flora of Central Idaho
An Eocene (45 Ma) flora from Thunder Mountain caldera shows that montane conifer forest species from upper slopes descended to interfinger with mixed conifer-deciduous hardwood forest on the caldera floor then near 1700 m.
Daniel I. Axelrod, 1998
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Cretaceous and Eocene Decapod Crustaceans from Southern ...
A large collection of fossil decapod crustaceans from Cretaceous and Eocene rocks of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, has yielded a remarkably diverse fauna.
‎2003
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The Late Eocene Earth: Hothouse, Icehouse, and Impacts
This book provides an up-to-date review of what happened on Earth at the end of the Eocene Epoch.
Christian Koeberl, Alessandro Montanari, 2009
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Terminal Eocene Events
TERMINAL EOCENE GEOLOGICAL EVENTS IN TURKEY SUNGU L. GOKCEN Cukurova University, Department of Geology, Adana-Turkey INTRODUCTION Results of the geological studies in Late Eocene-Early Oligocene sequences of ...
C. Pomerol, I. Premoli-Silva, 2011
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A Monograph of the Eocene Cephalopoda and Univalves of ...
fresh-water deposits of the Eocene epoch, remains of numerous species belonging to various of the land and fresh-water genera, constituting this order, occur in abundance. These species are, for the most part, without any living analogue, but ...
Frederic Erasmus Edwards, Searles Valentine Wood, 1849
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Paleobiology and Paleoenvironments of Eocene Rocks: McMurdo ...
McMurdo Sound, East Antarctica Jeffrey D. Stilwell, Rodney M. Feldmann. TABLE 1. Summary list of the McMurdo Erratics reported in this volume. Samples in bold reflect key samples documented in the papers in this volume; their locations ...
Jeffrey D. Stilwell, Rodney M. Feldmann, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EOCENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Eocene is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is it ok for scientists to weep over climate change?
We had gone to witness ocean sediment cores showing an event known as the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) 56m years ago, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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BBC Cranks Up Climate Propaganda Ahead of Paris Summit
... ago [the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum; PETM], when the oceans suddenly got hotter and more acidic and the shellfish disappeared. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Condor Resources Inc.: Second Adit at Ocros Confirms Mineralized …
Our initial conclusion was this occurrence is similar to copper porphyry projects from the Eocene-Oligocene-Miocene belts, the host of world class copper ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Revelo Completes Acquisition of Properties and Private Placement …
... Anaconda (3,600 Ha) are properties that augment Revelo's already considerable land position along the Eocene-Oligocene porphyry copper ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
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Daniel Ksepka awarded "40 Under 40"
... particular set of fossils, paleontologists are able to piece together a detailed image of what Wyoming looked like during the Eocene Epoch. «Thehour.com, Jul 15»
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'Jesus Lizard' Ancient Relative from Eocene Epoch Detailed in New …
Jesus Lizard (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The Jesus lizard is named for its ability to walk on water. Scientists detailed the fossil of an ancient ... «University Herald, Jul 15»
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Saber-tooth cats grew their fangs faster than human fingernails
The saber-tooth cats were found worldwide from the Eocene epoch (42 million years ago) to about 11,000 years ago – the earliest human ... «ZME Science, Jul 15»
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Goodbye Dinosaurs, Hello Fish Diversity! Mass Extinction Benefited …
The samples of teeth from ray-finned fishes and scales from sharks and rays spanned from the late Cretaceous period to the mid-Eocene ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
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Familiar fishes found opportunity in mass extinction
In all the samples, which spanned from the late Cretaceous (about 75 million years ago) to the mid-Eocene (about 45 million years ago) the ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
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TAG Oil ends year with strong production and revenue
Deep Eocene Exploration (Cardiff): TAG may pursue exploration drilling to establish production within the deep Kapuni formation in Taranaki. «Your Oil and Gas News, Jun 15»

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