Archeozoic

American  

[ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik] / ˌɑr ki əˈzoʊ ɪk /

Or Archaeozoic

noun

1. former name of the Archean.

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adjective

1. formerly, Archean.

Archeozoic British  

/ ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

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Archeozoic Scientific  

/ är′kē-ə-zō′ĭk /

1. See Archean

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Etymology

Origin of Archeozoic

First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic

Example Sentences

Archeozoic rocks have been studied minutely over a very small percentage of the earth's land surface.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

I believe that our sun could not have been a typical nova, at least not since the Archeozoic, that is for perhaps a billion years.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

But our knowledge of early geological times is extremely limited, so limited that lack of evidence of glaciation in the Archeozoic may have no significance.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Although the Archeozoic has yielded no generally admitted fossils, yet what seem to be massive algæ and sponges have been found in Canada.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth