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Synonyms for quaternary

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɒt ərˌnɛr i, kwəˈtɜr nə ri

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Définition of quaternary

Origin :
  • early 15c., "consisting of four parts," from Latin quaternarius "of four each, containing four," from quaterni "four each, by fours," from quater "four times," related to quattuor "four" (see four). Also as a noun, "the number four" (mid-15c.), from Latin quaternarius.
  • In geological sense, attested from 1843 in English, proposed 1829 by French geologist Jules Pierre François Stanislas Desnoyers (1800-1887) as name for "the fourth great epoch of geological time," but because it comprises only the age of man, and the other epochs are many hundred times longer, not all accepted it.
  • As in four : adj having four of something
  • As in four : noun four of something
Example sentences :
  • “Quartenary” was amended to “Quaternary” in the first paragraph.
  • Extract from : « On The Affinities of Leptarctus primus of Leidy » by J. L. Wortman
  • They are referred to the dawn of the Quaternary or Pleistocene period.
  • Extract from : « Prehistoric Man » by W. L. H. Duckworth
  • In Europe it has appeared since the neolithic age, after the quaternary period.
  • Extract from : « The Races of Man » by Joseph Deniker
  • It may have been in the Tertiary, the Quaternary, or not until the Recent period.
  • Extract from : « Human Origins » by Samuel Laing
  • How does this affect the most characteristic of all Quaternary forms, that of man?
  • Extract from : « Human Origins » by Samuel Laing
  • Does pre-glacial mean Pliocene, or is it included in the Quaternary?
  • Extract from : « Human Origins » by Samuel Laing
  • Lastly, only in the Quaternary comes the genus Equus, or true horse.
  • Extract from : « Evolution » by Joseph Le Conte
  • Ternary, and quaternary, consist of three and four elements.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Chemistry, » by Antoine Lavoisier
  • The flora itself at the quaternary age was of extreme vigor.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 » by Various
  • Normal gray is black and white mixed, but quaternary colors are also called grays, or colors of the dull or neutral scale.
  • Extract from : « Color Value » by C. R. Clifford
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