"Proterozoic" meaning in English

See Proterozoic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Proterozoic.wav
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: From protero- + -zoic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|protero|zoic}} protero- + -zoic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Proterozoic (not comparable)
  1. (geology) Of or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (of eon from 2,500 to 541 million years ago): proterotsooinen (Finnish), protérozoïque (French), proterozoisch (German), προτεροζωικός (proterozoïkós) (Greek), פרוטרוזואיקאי (proterozo'ikái) (Hebrew), Prótarasóch (Irish), proterozoico (Italian), анх төрмөлийн (anx törmöliin) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), анхны (anxny) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), proterozoico (Portuguese), протерозо́йский (protɛrozójskij) [masculine] (Russian), Proterozoico (Spanish), གདོད་མའི་སྲོག་ལྡན (gdod ma'i srog ldan) (Tibetan), གདོད་མའི་སྲོག་ལྡན་ཆགས་རིམ་གྱི (gdod ma'i srog ldan chags rim gyi) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-Proterozoic-en-adj-xN5nrzn0 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Proper name

IPA: /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/ [US], /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/ [UK], /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Proterozoic.wav
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: From protero- + -zoic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|protero|zoic}} protero- + -zoic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Proterozoic
  1. (geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (eon 2,500-541 Ma): 元古宙 (Yuángǔzhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), starohory [feminine, plural] (Czech), proterozoikum [neuter] (Czech), proterosoikum (Estonian), aguaegkond (Estonian), agueoon (Estonian), proterotsooinen aioni (Finnish), protérozoïque [masculine] (French), Proterozoikum [neuter] (German), Προτεροζωικός (Proterozoïkós) [masculine] (Greek), פרוטרוזואיקון (proterozo'ikón) [masculine] (Hebrew), proterozoikum (Hungarian), proterozoico (Italian), 原生代 (Genseidai) (alt: げんせいだい) (Japanese), proterozoik [masculine] (Polish), Proterozoico [masculine] (Portuguese), протерозо́й (protɛrozój) [masculine] (Russian), протерозо̀ик [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), алгонкиј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), proterozòik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), algonkij [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Proterozoico [masculine] (Spanish)
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Alternative forms

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      "roman": "Yuángǔzhòu",
      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
      "word": "元古宙"
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
      "word": "proterotsooinen aioni"
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "roman": "Proterozoïkós",
      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
      "word": "proterozoikum"
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      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
      "word": "proterozoico"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "Genseidai",
      "sense": "eon 2,500-541 Ma",
      "word": "原生代"
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