Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golden spike

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: gold-en spike
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geologic marker created by a global event that leads to long lasting global changes recorded in the geologic record that can be used to indicate a change in a geologic time division such as an epoch, age, era.

Example Sentences

"There was a further special problem when looking for a marker or definition of the Precambrian-Cambrian golden spike."
"The AWG is working backwards, Finney says: normally, geologists identify strata that should enter the geological timescale before considering a golden spike; in this case, they’re seeking out the lower boundary of an undefined set of geological layers."

Inflected Forms

golden spikes (plural)

Questions

What does golden spike mean?: A geologic marker created by a global event that leads to long lasting global changes recorded in the geologic record that can be used to indicate a change in a geologic time division such as an epoch, age, era.

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