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Hercynian - English meaning

Hercynian – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Relating to or denoting a prolonged mountain-forming period (orogeny) in western europe, eastern north america, and the andes in the upper palaeozoic era, especially the carboniferous and permian periods.

Usage examples:

High magnetic susceptibilities are absent in many of the other granitoids of the hercynian belt
noun

A prolonged mountain-forming period in western europe, eastern north america, and the andes in the upper palaeozoic era.

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The next mountain-building period, the hercynian, occurred during the last 100 million years of the…

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海西

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Hercynisch

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Hercynien

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Herzynisch

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हर्सिनियन

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Ercinico

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허시니안

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Herciniano

Word origin

late 16th century: from Latin Hercynia silva ; the ancient name of an area of forested mountains in central Germany; later (from the late 19th century) applied in geology to the Harz Mountain

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