Noachian

American

[noh-ey-kee-uhn] / noʊˈeɪ ki ən /

Also Noachic

adjective

of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time.

Noachian British

/ -ˈeɪkɪk, nəʊˈækɪk, nəʊˈeɪkɪən /

adjective

Old Testament of or relating to the patriarch Noah

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Etymology

Origin of Noachian

1670–80; Noach (variant of Noah ) + -ian

Example Sentences

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This period, the Noachian epoch, is the period to study.

From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2014

Late Noachian/Early Hesperian or younger age indicates that clay mineral formation on Mars extended beyond Noachian time.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2014

The text is littered with unfortunate examples of academese — respectification, dietetics, the Noachian deluge.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2010

But those features formed in the Noachian period and so are about 3.8 billion years old, meaning they existed before scientists think Mars lost most of its insulating, water-friendly atmosphere.

From National Geographic

But he at once proceeded to discover in Noachian Forfarshire the most striking evidence of geological change actually in progress.

From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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