Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
no-ri-an
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.

name

An age from 216.5 ± 2.0 to 203.6 ± 1.5 532 to 523 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From norite.

Inflected Forms

the Norian (canonical)

Questions

What does norian mean?
Relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.
Where does norian come from?
From norite.

How to pronounce norian

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