Look up: quaternary

1. Quaternary
   (1) The youngest geologic period; includes the present time. (2) The latest period of time in the stratigraphic column, 0 – 2 million years, represented by local accumulations of glacial (Pleistocene) and post-glacial (Holocene) deposits which continue, without change of fauna, from the top o...
   Found on http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces
   
   
2. Quaternary
   the four lower 'principles' in man's sevenfold constitution, to wit: Rupa, Life, Astral Body, and Kama. These four separate and disintegrate in Kama loka after death, for when the link is broken the deserted physical body is as much in Kama loka as the others. The symbol of the Quaternary is a square.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20207
   
   
3. Quaternary
   [n] - last 2 million years
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. Quaternary
   The geological period covering about 2 million years ago to the present.
   Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
   
   
5. quaternary
   an alloy that contains four principal elements Category: General • a digital signal having four significant conditions Category: Electrical engineering and energy • sector of the economy regarding intellectual services,education,consultancy,information,research Category: E...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
6. Quaternary
   Qua·ter'na·ry adjective [ Latin quaternarius consisting of four each, containing four, from quaterni four each, from quattuor four: confer French quaternaire . See Four .] 1. Consisting of four; by fours, or...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/6
   
   
7. Quaternary
   Qua·ter'na·ry noun [ Latin numerus quaternarius : confer French quaternaire .] 1. The number four. Boyle. 2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/6
   
   
8. quaternary
   1. Fourth in order. ... 2. Containing four elements or groups. ... Origin: L. Quaternarius, from quattuor = four ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
9. Quaternary
   Quaternary period noun last 2 million years
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
10. quaternary
    (kwah´tәr-nar″e) (kwah-tur´nәr-e) fourth in a series. made up of four elements or groups.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
11. Quaternary
    • (a.) Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four. • (n.) The number four. • (a.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man. • (n.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
12. Quaternary
    in the geologic history of Earth, a unit of time within the Cenozoic Era, beginning approximately 2.6 million years ago and continuing to the present ... [8 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/5
    
    
13. quaternary
    (L. quaternarius, from quattuor four) 1. fourth in order. 2. containing four elements or groups.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/
    
    
14. quaternary
    quaternary 1. Consisting of four things or parts; characterized by the number four. 2. The most recent geologic period; the current period of geologic time, beginning 1.6 million years ago and characterized by the appearance and dominance of humans.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
15. quaternary
    
    • last 2 million years
    • the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    
    Found on
    
    
16. Quaternary
    The second period of the Cenozoic era, spanning the time between 1.8 million years ago and the present. It contains two epochs: the Pleistocene and the Holocene. It is named after the Latin word 'quatern' (four at a time).
    Found on http://geology.er.usgs.gov/paleo/glossar
    
    
17. quaternary
    (Q) Type: Term Pronunciation: kwah′tĕr-nār′ē, kwah-tĕr′nĕ-rē Definitions: 1. Denoting a chemical compound containing four elements; NaHSO₄. 2. Fourth in a series. 3. Relating to organic compounds in which some central atom is attached...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
18. Quaternary
    The geological period covering about 2 million years ago to the present.
    Found on http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/inf
    
    
19. Quaternary
    the most recent geological era, from 2 million years ago to present. The Quaternary consists of Pleistocene and Recent periods. See time table.
    Found on http://www.seafriends.org.nz/books/gloss
    
    
20. Quaternary
    The period of Earth's history from about 2 million years ago to the present; also, the rocks and deposits of that age.
    Found on http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/education
    
    
21. Quaternary
    Quaternary. The geologic time period comprising about the last 1.65 million years.
    Found on http://www.sciencemaster.com/physical/it
    
    
22. Quaternary
    The Earth during the Quaternary: The 2.6 million years of the Quaternary represents the time during which recognizable humans existed. Over this short time period, the total amount of continental drift was less than 100 km, which is largely irrelevant to paleontology. Nonetheless, the geolo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary
    
    
23. Quaternary
    (EP) `Quaternary` is an EP by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released in 1994. The EP, which was initially going to be titled Leftovers, was made available as a mail-in offer for purchasers of the self-titled album Mötley Crüe in a limited quantity of 20,00...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternary