archean

Speech parts

1. archean - Noun

2. archean - Adjective

3. archean - Adjective Satellite

4. Archean - Proper noun

Meaning

of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

archaean archaeozoic archeozoic Archeozoic eon Archaeozoic aeon Archean eon Archean aeon first early original beginning paleolithic ancient nascent antediluvian

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Antonyms

late middle middle Atlantic

Phrases with the word

archean volcano

Anagrams

Arachne Achnera

Examples

Tectonic history (Supercontinents) Evidence of collision and rifting between continents raises questions as to what exactly the movements of the Archean cratons composing Proterozoic continents were. Source: Internet

Earth's deep time in the Proterozoic and deeper still in the Archean is only "recounted by microscopic fossils and subtle chemical signals." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

arche archeal archealization Archean aeon Archean eon archean volcano