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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECAMBRIAN

Precambrian  [priːˈkæmbrɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECAMBRIAN

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Precambrian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES PRECAMBRIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precambrian

Precambrian

The Precambrian is the large span of time in Earth's history before the current Phanerozoic Eon, and is a Supereon divided into several eons of the geologic time scale. It spans from the formation of Earth about 4600 million years ago to the beginning of the Cambrian Period, about 541.0 ± 1.0 Ma, when macroscopic hard-shelled animals first appeared in abundance. The Precambrian is so named because it precedes the Cambrian, the first period of the Phanerozoic Eon, which is named after Cambria, the classical name for Wales, where rocks from this age were first studied. The Precambrian accounts for 88% of geologic time.

Definition of Precambrian in the English dictionary

The definition of Precambrian in the dictionary is of, denoting, or formed in the earliest geological era, which lasted for about 4 000 000 000 years before the Cambrian period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECAMBRIAN


Adrian
ˈeɪdrɪən
Austrian
ˈɒstrɪən
Bulgarian
bʌlˈɡɛərɪən
Calabrian
kəˈlæbrɪən
Cambrian
ˈkæmbrɪən
Cantabrian
kænˈteɪbrɪən
Cimbrian
ˈsɪmbrɪən
Cumbrian
ˈkʌmbrɪən
historian
hɪˈstɔːrɪən
humanitarian
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən
Hungarian
hʌŋˈɡɛərɪən
librarian
laɪˈbrɛərɪən
Marian
ˈmɛərɪən
Nigerian
naɪˈdʒɪərɪən
Northumbrian
nɔːˈθʌmbrɪən
Osco-Umbrian
ˌɒskəʊˈʌmbrɪən
Syrian
ˈsɪrɪən
Umbrian
ˈʌmbrɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECAMBRIAN

Algerian
Arian
Assyrian
barbarian
Bavarian
Brian
Dorian
durian
equestrian
Gregorian
Liberian
libertarian
pedestrian
presbyterian
sectarian
Siberian
Silurian
the Cambrian
the Precambrian
veterinarian

Synonyms and antonyms of Precambrian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Precambrian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECAMBRIAN

Find out the translation of Precambrian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

前寒武纪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Precámbrico
570 millions of speakers

English

Precambrian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिकैम्ब्रियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصر ما قبل الكمبري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

докембрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pré-Cambriano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাককেম্ব্রিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Précambrien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Precambrian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präkambrium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先カンブリア時代の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선캄브리아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precambrian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tiền Cambri
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ரிகேம்பிரியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रीकब्रब्रियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Prekambriyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Precambriano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prekambryjskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

докембрію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Precambrian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Precambrian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Prekambrium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Precambrian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prekambrium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Precambrian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECAMBRIAN»

The term «Precambrian» is regularly used and occupies the 96.049 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECAMBRIAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECAMBRIAN»

Discover the use of Precambrian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Precambrian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Precambrian Earth: Tempos and Events
In this book the editors strive to cover all primary (i.e. non-applied) topics in Precambrian geology in a non-partisan way, by using a large team of international authors to present their datasets and highly divergent viewpoints.
P.G. Eriksson, Wladyslaw Altermann, D.R. Nelson, 2004
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Principles of Precambrian Geology
The book serves as a modern comprehensive statement on the Earth's Precambrian crust, covering the main aspects of distribution, lithiostratigraphy, age, and petrogenesis of Precambrian rocks by continent within the context of the Earth's ...
Alan M. Goodwin, 1996
3
Precambrian Ophiolites and Related Rocks
This book provides a comprehensive description and discussion of the field aspects, geochemistry, geochronology and structure of the best of these ophiolites.
T.M. Kusky, 2004
4
Precambrian geology of India
This book surveys the Precambrian geology of peninsular India and, to some extent, the Himalayas.
S. Mahmood Naqvi, John James William Rogers, 1987
5
Precambrian Sedimentary Environments: A Modern Approach to ...
The motivation for this volume came from the idea that the Precambrian is the key, both to the present, and to the understanding of the Earth as a whole.
Wladyslaw Altermann, Patricia Corcoran, 2009
6
Precambrian Geology of Finland
Focusing on the Precambrian in the central part of the Fennoscandian Shield, the book combines the results from modern geological and geophysical research into a detailed petrologic, lithologic, and structural synthesis and interpretation ...
Martti Lehtinen, Pekka A. Nurmi, O.T. Ramo, 2005
7
Impacts in Precambrian Shields
This multiauthor book is a compilation of fourteen papers that result from activities within the scientific programme "Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes" (IMPACT) of the European Science Foundation.
Jüri Plado, Lauri J. Pesonen, 2002
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A Revised Correlation of Precambrian Rocks in the British Isles
Chapter 1 Precambrian rocks in Britain and Ireland: an overview W. GIBBONS1 & A.L. HARRIS2 ' Department of Geology, University of Wales, Cardiff, CF1 3YE 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX Fig.
Anthony Leonard Harris, Wes Gibbons, Geological Society of London, 1994
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Geochronology, Dating, and Precambrian Time: The Beginning ...
Examines the mysteries of the Precambrian period by considering available geologic evidence while exploring the geochronology from early recognition of sequential layering in rocks to mass spectrometry.
John P. Rafferty, 2010
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Precambrian of the Northern Hemisphere: And general features ...
CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE PRECAMBRIAN (ERA/ ERATHEM AND SUB-ERA/SUB-ERATHEM) Review of the Problem For a long time metamorphic rocks were mainly studied from a petrographic point of view. Even at the ...
L J Salop, L. I. Salop, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECAMBRIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Precambrian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Death by rock
If you go off the road here, and there's a wall of Precambrian shield in your path, it's final. It's a small motion, the turn of a wheel, and the ... «www.muskokaregion.com/, Jul 15»
2
Shantyman Spirits 1: Boulevard of broken dreams
The largest network, in the Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve, plies the Precambrian topography of the world's oldest mountains, but ... «Pique Newsmagazine, Jul 15»
3
Art installation sparks talk
While Dark was researching for his art installation, he found that boulders of Precambrian and Paleozoic rock had been discovered on Petrie ... «Orléans Star, Jul 15»
4
'Crooked' review: Nixon narrates his story in this comic alt-history
But those disasters you already know; now flush in crypto-biological weapons and Precambrian demons and you've got problems that only ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Newcomer Grassy Buttle, LLC Plans Two Nisku Holes In Toole County
The Thor Kevin will target the Precambrian Undifferentiated and is located at NW NW 4-33N-1W (1254 FNL/1083 FWL). According to the Board ... «Fairfield Sun Times, Jul 15»
6
Noricum Gold Discovers “large limonitic outcrop” great for speed …
The age of this lithology might be Precambrian and has a general trend east west with a dip of 30deg – 70deg towards N. The Ennstal phyllites ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
7
MP Jay Aspin Announces Research Investment to Improve the …
Dr. James is receiving $110,000 to support her project titled Stable Water Isotope Study of a Mesoscale Precambrian Shield Basin for Improved ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
8
VANCE: The basics of summer fishing
Most fish will be found near shore or in relatively shallow water here in our Precambrian lakes. The exception to that would be lake trout and ... «The Sudbury Star, Jul 15»
9
New Fossils Before and After the Cambrian, What Do They Show?
Below the headline, though, evolution appears to score points by stretching out the Cambrian Explosion into the Precambrian by tens of ... «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
10
MYHRE: Why not make your own walleye spinners?
... find walleyes cooperative at Carroll Lake. The tannin-stained water spilled over huge precambrian boulders and settled into the pool below. «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»

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