"Carboniferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Carboniferous (not comparable)
  1. (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (relating to the geologic period): hiilikautinen (Finnish), kivihiilikautinen (Finnish), carbonifère (French), karbonisch (German), λιθανθρακοφόρος (lithanthrakofóros) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), karboński (Polish), carbonífero (Portuguese), carbónico [Portugal] (Portuguese), carbônico [Brazil] (Portuguese), каменноу́гольный (kamennoúgolʹnyj) (Russian), carbonífero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Carboniferous-en-adj-DKNQygbN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Carboniferous
  1. (geology) the Carboniferous period Categories (topical): Geology, Coal Derived forms: Permo-Carboniferous Translations (the geologic period): 石炭紀 (Chinese Mandarin), 石炭纪 (Shítànjì) (Chinese Mandarin), karbon [masculine] (Czech), karbon (Estonian), kivisöeajastu (Estonian), hiilikausi (Finnish), kivihiilikausi (Finnish), Carbonifère [masculine] (French), Karbon [neuter] (German), Λιθανθρακοφόρος (Lithanthrakofóros) [feminine] (Greek), karbon (Hungarian), 石炭紀 (Sekitan-ki) (Japanese), Carboniferum [neuter] (Latin), Карбоны галав (Karbony galav) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Чулуун нүүрсний галав (Čuluun nüürsnii galav) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), karbon [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), каменноу́гольный пери́од (kamennoúgolʹnyj períod) [masculine] (Russian), carbonífero [masculine] (Spanish), karbon [common-gender] (Swedish), stenkolsperioden [common-gender] (Swedish), kỉ Các-bon (Vietnamese), kỉ Than Đá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Carboniferous-en-name-LPyZ6~IF Disambiguation of Coal: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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