Complete Definition of "Carboniferous"

English

Adjective
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en-adj

  1. geology of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down
  2. of, or relating to carbon or coal

Translations
trans-top|relating to the geologic period
Finnish: hiilikautinen, kivihiilikautinen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|relating to carbon or coal
Finnish: hiili-
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
Carboniferous

  1. geology the Carboniferous period

Translations
trans-top|the geologic period
Finnish: hiilikausi, kivihiilikausi
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
Wiktionary appendix:Geologic timescale

zh:Carboniferous

Revision and Credits for"Carboniferous"
  • 2007-06-18 16:37 - AutoFormat - -{{top}} +{{trans-top|relating to the geologic period}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|relating to carbon or coal}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|the geologic period}}

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