archaean

1. 1.

   of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

   Synonymsarchean

   Similarearly

   geology

Questions about archaean

What does archaean mean?

archaean means "of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon".

How many syllables are in archaean?

archaean has 4 syllables: ar-cha-e-an. The stress falls on "cha".

What is another word for archaean?

Close synonyms include archean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.