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Meaning of geologic time | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Time in relation to specific geologic features or events recorded in the Earth's rock strata.

uncountable

Examples

“Geologic time is simply time used in the context of earth history, determined by geologic methods. Our only record of the passage of geologic time lies in the Earth's rock strata. This record is imperfect, but it is our only one.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

geologic time scale Geological geological matrix Geologically geologician Geologist