Carboniferous

See also: carboniferous

English

Adjective

Carboniferous (not comparable)

(geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down

Translations

relating to the geologic period

Finnish: hiilikautinen, kivihiilikautinen
French: carbonifère (fr)
German: karbonische

Greek: λιθανθρακοφόρος (el) m or f (lithanthrakofóros)
Russian: каменноу́гольный (ru) (kamennoúgolʹnyj)
Spanish: carbonífero (es)

Proper noun

Carboniferous

(geology) the Carboniferous period

Translations

the geologic period

Chinese:
Mandarin: 石炭紀 (zh), 石炭纪 (zh) (Shítànjì)
Czech: karbon m
Estonian: karbon, kivisöeajastu
Finnish: hiilikausi (fi), kivihiilikausi (fi)
French: Carbonifère (fr) m

German: Karbon (de) n
Greek: Λιθανθρακοφόρος f (Lithanthrakofóros)
Russian: каменноу́гольный пери́од m (kamennoúgolʹnyj períod)
Spanish: carbonífero (es) m
Vietnamese: kỉ Các-bon, kỉ Than Đá

See also

Appendix:Geologic timescale

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