Quaternary

Significado (Inglés)

  1. The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.
  2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of quaternary.

Conceptos

Período cuaternario

Sinónimos

Quaternary period

Age of Man

Traducciones

Quaternaire

Quaternari

quaternari

Kwartair

Kuvaterner

Quartair

Quartär-

Τεταρτογενές

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkwɑt.əɹˌnɛɹ.i/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Latin quaternārius (“consisting of four”), from quaternī (“by fours”); in numerical sense via Middle English quaternary. Compare French quaternaire.

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