geological timescale

noun

any division of geological time into chronological units, whether relative (with units in the correct temporal sequence) or absolute (with numerical ages attached)

Nearby words

geologic, geologic time, geological, geological cycle, geological survey, geological timescale, geologist, geologize, geology, geom., geomagnetic

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