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geologic time scale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
ge-o-log-ic -time s-cale
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

geologic time scales (plural) geological timescale (alternative) geologic timescale (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

eon epoch era period

Synonyms

GTS

Questions

What does geologic time scale mean?
A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.

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