Ordovicien

ɔʁdovisjɛ̃

Definition

Definition of Ordovicien - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

géologie

TECH.

période géologique du paléozoïque entre le cambrien et le silurien

TECH.

L'Ordovicien a vu l'apparition de nombreux organismes marins.
De nombreux fossiles datent de l'Ordovicien.
L'Ordovicien est marqué par une diversification de la faune marine.

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Origin of Ordovicien

latin, Ordovices (tribu celtique, nom de lieu) -ien (suffixe)

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silurien

adj.

géologie

qui se rapporte à la période géologique située entre ordovicien et dévonien

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English:Ordovician, ...
German:Ordovizium, ...
Italian:Ordoviciano, ...
Spanish:Ordovícico, ...
Portuguese:Ordovícico, ...
Chinese:奥陶纪, ...
Japanese:オルドビス紀, ...
Arabic:الأوردوفيشي, ...
Hebrew:אוֹרְדוֹבִיקִי, ...
Russian:ордовик, ...
Ukrainian:Ордовік, ...
Catalan:Ordovicià, ...
Danish:Ordovicium, ...
Dutch:Ordovicium, ...
Greek:Ορδοβίκιο, ...
Khmer:អូដូវីស្យង់, ...
Korean:오르도비스기, ...
Polish:ordowik, ...
Portuguese (BR):Ordoviciano, ...
Romanian:Ordovician, ...
Swedish:ordovicium, ...
Thai:ยุคออร์โดวิเชียน, ...
Turkish:Ordovisiyen, ...
Vietnamese:kỷ Ordovic, ...

ordovicien

ɔʁdovisjɛ̃

ordovicienne, ordoviciennes

Definition of ordovicien - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

géologie

TECH.

qui appartient à une période géologique très ancienne

TECH.

Les fossiles ordoviciens sont très rares dans cette région.
On a découvert un gisement ordovicien sous cette falaise.
Les couches ordoviciennes témoignent d'anciens fonds marins peu profonds.

paléozoïque

primaire

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Origin of ordovicien

latin, Ordovices (tribu galloise) + -ien (relatif)

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English:Ordovician, ...
German:ordovizisch, ...
Italian:ordoviciano, ...
Spanish:ordovícico, ...
Portuguese:ordovícico, ...
Chinese:奥陶纪的, ...
Japanese:オルドビス紀の, ...
Arabic:أُورْدُوفِيشِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אוֹרְדוֹבִיקִי, ...
Russian:ордовикский, ...
Ukrainian:ордовикський, ...
Catalan:ordovicià, ...
Danish:ordovicisk, ...
Dutch:Ordovicisch, ...
Greek:ορδοβίκιος, ...
Khmer:អ័រដូវីស្យង់, ...
Korean:오르도비스기의, ...
Polish:ordowicki, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordoviciano, ...
Romanian:ordovician, ...
Swedish:ordovicisk, ...
Thai:ยุคออร์โดวิเชียน, ...
Turkish:Ordovisiyen, ...
Vietnamese:Ordovic, ...

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Definition of Ordovicien - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Definition of ordovicien - Reverso French Dictionary

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