QUATERNARY PERIOD Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase quaternary period. (close relations)
Definition of QUATERNARY PERIOD
Best Alternative Words for QUATERNARY PERIOD
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| age | nounn | |||||||
noun • how long something has existed • an era of history having some distinctive feature • a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises • a prolonged period of time • a late time of life verb • begin to seem older; get older • grow old or older • make older | ||||||||
| epoch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event • (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded • a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages | ||||||||
| era | nounn | |||||||
noun • (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched • a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event • a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods | ||||||||
| phase | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any distinct time period in a sequence of events • (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary • a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle • (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun) verb • arrange in phases or stages • adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition | ||||||||
| quaternary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one • the period of the last 2 million years adjective satellite • consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four • coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude | ||||||||
| age of man | nounn | |||||||
noun • the period of the last 2 million years | ||||||||
