Eoarchean

English

Alternative forms

• Eoarchaean

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌiːəʊ.ɑːˈkiːən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌiːoʊ.ɑɹˈkiːən/

Adjective

Eoarchean (not comparable)

1. (geology) Of a geologic era within the Archaean eon from about 4600 to 3600 million years ago; the first single-celled life began at this time.

Translations

of geologic era from 4,600 to 3,600 million years ago

• Finnish: esiarkeeinen, eoarkeeinen
• Greek: ηωαρχαιοζωικός (ioarchaiozoïkós)

Proper noun

Eoarchean

1. (geology) The era from 4,000 Ma to 3,600 Ma.

Hypernyms

• (era 4,000-3,600 Ma): Precambrian - eon/supereon; Archaean - eon

Coordinate terms

• (era 4,000-3,600 Ma): Paleoarchean, Mesoarchean, Neoarchean - era

Translations

era 4,000-3,600 Ma

• Estonian: eoarhaikum
• Finnish: esiarkeeinen maailmankausi, eoarkeeinen maailmankausi
• Greek: Ηωαρχαιοζωικός m (Ioarchaiozoïkós)
• Russian: эоархе́й m (eoarxéj)

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale

Anagrams

• Chaeronea, Chæronea