supercontinent

English

Etymology

super- +‎ continent

Noun

supercontinent (plural supercontinents)

1. (geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
   • 2001, Kent C. Condie, Mantle Plumes and Their Record in Earth History, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 237:

     For a supercontinent to form requires a significant volume of continental crustal fragments that survive recycling into the mantle.

2. A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.

   Coordinate term: subcontinent

Derived terms

• supercontinent cycle

Translations

very large continent in the Earth's past

• Dutch: supercontinent n, oercontinent n
• Esperanto: kotinentego, superkontinento
• Estonian: hiidmanner
• Finnish: jättiläismanner
• French: supercontinent (fr) m
• German: Superkontinent m
• Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros)
• Japanese: 超大陸 (ちょうたいりく, chōtairiku)
• Norwegian: superkontinent c
• Portuguese: supercontinente m
• Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént)
• Spanish: supercontinente m
• Swedish: superkontinent
• Thai: มหาทวีป

one of modern landmasses

• Danish: superkontinent n
• Dutch: supercontinent n
• Estonian: hiidmanner
• Finnish: suurmanner
• French: supercontinent (fr) m
• Galician: please add this translation if you can
• German: Doppelkontinent (de) m
• Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros)
• Portuguese: supercontinente m
• Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént)
• Spanish: supercontinente m
• Swedish: superkontinent
• Thai: มหาทวีป

See also

• Pangaea

Further reading

• supercontinent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From super- +‎ continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pər.kɔn.tiˌnɛnt/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧con‧ti‧nent

Noun

supercontinent n (plural supercontinenten)

1. supercontinent (large landmass consisting of multiple continents or an extremely large continent in a planet's geologic past)

Hyponyms

• oercontinent

French

Etymology

super- +‎ continent

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃/

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Noun

supercontinent m (plural supercontinents)

1. supercontinent