archean

(noun, adjective)

adjective

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

Similar word(s): early, archaean

noun

1. the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life

Similar word(s): archaeozoic, archeozoic

Definition categories: time