Quaternary

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

quaternario

Quaternario

sinonimi

Quaternary period

Age of Man

Traduzioni

Quartär

Quaternaire

Quaternário

quaternaire

Kuvaterner

quaternari

Kwartair

Cuaternario

Quaternari

Τεταρτογενές

quaternário

Quartär-

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkwɑt.əɹˌnɛɹ.i/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine francese: quaternaire

In summary

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