Cambrian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium
     the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to
     begin: cf. F. primordial.]
     1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,
        primordial condition. "The primordial facts of our
        intelligent nature." --Sir W. Hamilton.


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     2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the
        Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam
        periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian},
        and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.
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     3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an
        individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial
        cell.
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     {Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young
        vegetable cell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, a.
     1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.
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     2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the
        rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes
        described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from
        its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under
        {Geology}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, n.
     1. A native of Cambria or Wales.
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     2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cambrian
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people
             or their language; "the Welsh coast"; "Welsh syntax"
             [syn: {Welsh}]
       n 1: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine
            invertebrates [syn: {Cambrian period}]
       2: a native or resident of Wales [syn: {Welshman}, {Welsh}]