Cambrian

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 primordial facts of our intelligent nature.'' --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian}, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian. [1913 Webster]

3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell. [1913 Webster]

{Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young vegetable cell. [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 — Cam bri*an, a. 1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales. [1913 Webster] 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… …   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 — 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

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