Cambrian

English

Etymology

Cambria +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/, /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/
• Hyphenation: Cam‧bri‧an

Adjective

Cambrian (comparative more Cambrian, superlative most Cambrian)

1. (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.
2. Of or relating to Wales.

Derived terms

• Cambrian explosion

Translations

of or pertaining to the Cambrian geologic period

• Dutch: cambrisch
• Esperanto: kambria
• Finnish: kambrinen (fi)
• German: kambrisch (de)
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• Greek: κάμβριος m (kámvrios)
• Russian: кембри́йский (ru) (kembríjskij)
• Volapük: kambriumik, Kambriumik

of or pertaining to Wales

• Finnish: walesilainen (fi)
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• Russian: ки́мрский (kímrskij), валли́йский (ru) (vallíjskij), уэ́льский (ru) (uélʹskij)

Noun

Cambrian (plural Cambrians)

1. Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.

Proper noun

Cambrian

1. (geology) The Cambrian period.

Translations

the Cambrian geologic period

• Afrikaans: kambrium
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寒武纪 (zh) (Hánwǔ Jì)

• Czech: kambrium n
• Dutch: cambrium (nl) n
• Esperanto: kambrio
• Estonian: kambrium
• Finnish: kambrikausi (fi)
• French: Cambrien (fr)
• German: Kambrium (de) n
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• Greek: Κάμβρια f (Kámvria)
• Hungarian: kambrium
• Polish: kambr (pl) m
• Russian: кембри́йский пери́од (ru) m (kembríjskij períod), ке́мбрий (ru) m (kémbrij)
• Vietnamese: kỉ Cam-bri
• Volapük: kambrium, Kambrium

Derived terms

• (geology, adjective, proper noun): Precambrian

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale