"geologic time scale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: geologic time scales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=geologic time scale}} geologic time scale (plural geologic time scales)
  1. A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time. Categories (topical): Geology, Time Synonyms: GTS, geological timescale, geologic timescale Related terms: eon, epoch, era, period Translations (chronological scale of the earth's history): 地質年代 (Chinese Mandarin), 地质年代 (dìzhì niándài) (Chinese Mandarin), geologinen aika-asteikko (Finnish), geologische Zeitskala [feminine] (German), escala de tempo geológico [feminine] (Portuguese), escala temporal geológica [feminine] (Spanish), jeolojik zaman cetveli (Turkish)

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