Archean eon — noun the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth s crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life • Syn: ↑Archean, ↑Archean aeon, ↑Archeozoic, ↑Archaeozoic, ↑Archeozoic eon, ↑Archaeozoic aeon •… … Useful english dictionary
aeon — /ee euhn, ee on/, n. 1. (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe. 2. eon. [1640 50; < LL < Gk aión space of time, age] * *… … Universalium
Archaeozoic aeon — noun the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth s crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life • Syn: ↑Archean, ↑Archean eon, ↑Archean aeon, ↑Archeozoic, ↑Archaeozoic, ↑Archeozoic eon • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
Precambrian aeon — noun the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago • Syn: ↑Precambrian, ↑Precambrian eon, ↑Precambrian period • Instance Hypernyms: ↑eon, ↑aeon • Part Meronym … Useful english dictionary
Archaeozoic — noun the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth s crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life • Syn: ↑Archean, ↑Archean eon, ↑Archean aeon, ↑Archeozoic, ↑Archeozoic eon, ↑Archaeozoic aeon •… … Useful english dictionary
Archeozoic — noun the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth s crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life • Syn: ↑Archean, ↑Archean eon, ↑Archean aeon, ↑Archaeozoic, ↑Archeozoic eon, ↑Archaeozoic aeon •… … Useful english dictionary
Archeozoic eon — noun the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth s crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life • Syn: ↑Archean, ↑Archean eon, ↑Archean aeon, ↑Archeozoic, ↑Archaeozoic, ↑Archaeozoic aeon • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
Precambrian eon — noun the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago • Syn: ↑Precambrian, ↑Precambrian aeon, ↑Precambrian period • Instance Hypernyms: ↑eon, ↑aeon • Part Meron … Useful english dictionary
Precambrian period — noun the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago • Syn: ↑Precambrian, ↑Precambrian eon, ↑Precambrian aeon • Instance Hypernyms: ↑eon, ↑aeon • Part Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
eon — /ee euhn, ee on/, n. 1. an indefinitely long period of time; age. 2. the largest division of geologic time, comprising two or more eras. 3. Astron. one billion years. Also, aeon. [see AEON] * * * I Long span of geologic time. In formal usage,… … Universalium