geologic time scale en · NOUN
Meanings
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A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
If maths and physics are the nearest we have to a universal language to communicate with visiting extra-terrestrials, handing them a geologic time scale would be about as useful as a Jackson Pollock painting. It looks hella scientific […] but essentially it’s a very fancy way of telling the story about the history of the Earth.
2018 May 2, Mark Carnall, “What is geologic time, and how does it work?”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geological timescale | alternative | lexicographic | |
| geologic time scales | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| geologic timescale | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
cmn 地質年代 /地质年代 (chronological scale of the earth's history) · pl tabela stratygraficzna (chronological scale of the earth's history) · es escala temporal geológica (chronological scale of the earth's history) · tr jeolojik zaman cetveli (chronological scale of the earth's history) · fi geologinen aika-asteikko (chronological scale of the earth's history) · pt escala de tempo geológico (chronological scale of the earth's history) · de geologische Zeitskala (chronological scale of the earth's history)