Phanerozoic

See also: phanerozoic

English

Alternative forms

• Phanaerozoic
• Phanærozoic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊɪk

Adjective

Phanerozoic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon

Translations

relating to the Phanerozoic eon

• Finnish: fanerotsooinen (fi)
• French: phanérozoïque (fr)
• German: phanerozoisch
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• Greek: φανεροζωικός (fanerozoïkós)
• Polish: fanerozoiczny

Proper noun

Phanerozoic

1. (geology) A geologic eon from about 570 million years ago to the present, comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras.

Translations

geologic eon

• Estonian: fanerosoikum
• French: Phanérozoïque (fr) m
• German: Phanerozoikum (de) n
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• Greek: Φανεροζωικός m (Fanerozoïkós)
• Polish: fanerozoik m inan
• Russian: фанерозо́йская э́ра f (fanɛrozójskaja éra), фанерозо́й (ru) m (fanɛrozój)

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale