2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under {Geology}. [1913 Webster]
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cambrian — CAMBRIÁN, Ă, cambrieni, e, s.n., adj. 1. Prima perioadă a erei paleozoice (în care au apărut vieţuitoarele). 2. adj. Care se referă la cambrian (1). [pr.: bri an] – Din fr. cambrien. Trimis de valeriu, 11.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 cambrián adj … Dicționar Român
Cambrian — [kam′brēən] adj. 1. of Cambria; Welsh 2. designating or of the first geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, characterized by the development of warm, shallow seas and the first hard shelled marine animals, esp. trilobites and brachiopods n. a… … English World dictionary
Cambrian — Cam bri*an, n. 1. A native of Cambria or Wales. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cambrian — 1650s, from or of Wales or the Welsh, from Cambria, variant of Cumbria, Latinized derivation of Cymry, the name of the Welsh for themselves, from O.Celt. Combroges compatriots. Geological sense (of rocks first studied in Wales and Cumberland) is… … Etymology dictionary
Cambrian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Welsh. 2) Geology relating to the first period in the Palaeozoic era (between the Precambrian aeon and the Ordovician period, about 570 to 510 million years ago). ORIGIN from Latin Cambria, from Welsh Cymru Wales … English terms dictionary
Cambrian — For other uses, see Cambrian (disambiguation). Cambrian Period 542–488.3 million years ago … Wikipedia
Cambrian — Primordial Pri*mor di*al, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to begin: cf. F. primordial.] 1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cambrian — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin Cambria Wales, from Middle Welsh Cymry Wales, Welshmen Date: 1604 1. welsh 2. of, relating to, or being the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cambrian — /kam bree euhn/, adj. 1. Geol. noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from 570 million to 500 million years ago, when algae and marine invertebrates were the predominant form of life. See table under geologic time. 2. of … Universalium
Cambrian — 1. adjective /ˈkæm.bɹiən/ a) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago b) of, or relating to Wales 2 … Wiktionary
