Noachianadj.¹

Brit.

/nəʊˈeɪkɪən/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊˈeɪkiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Noach , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Noach (see Noachal adj.) + -ian suffix. Compare slightly earlier Noachal adj., Noachical adj.

1. Of or relating to the biblical patriarch Noah or his time. Noachian deluge n. the Flood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of the time of the flood or Noah

Noachical1668

Noachian1678

Noetic1695

Noachic1722

Noachide1736

Noahic1842

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [noun] > Biblical

Noah's floodOE

the floodOE

diluvya1325

delugec1386

diluvec1386

sin-flood1550

cataclysm1637

Noachian deluge1711

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 451 Within eight hundred years after the Noachian Flood.

1711 Brit. Apollo 14–16 Mar. After this Noachian Deluge, the Air..was changed.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 740 They that seek for any other Solution of this Affair, than the universal Noachian Deluge, want to account for a general Effect by a partial Cause.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1837) I. i. iii. 45 The universality of the Noachian cataclysm.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xxii. 427 Four restrictions—which belonged to what was called the Noachian dispensation.

1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 379 There grew up the conception of the ‘Noachian precepts’—the duties that would be required of the Gentiles in accordance with Biblical commands prior to the Mosaic legislation.

1959 I. Epstein Judaism xiv. 143 From an early date Rabbinic Judaism differentiated mankind into those who did and who did not obey the Noachian Laws.

2000 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 33 346 By attributing most of the fossil-bearing rocks to a worldwide Noachian deluge, the scientifically self-educated Price telescoped the history of life on earth to about six thousand years.

2. Very ancient; old-fashioned. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > ancient or of early origin

oldeOE

olden daysa1400

for-oldc1400

ancient1475

(as) old as Adama1599

antiquary1599

high1601

primal1604

hoary1609

grandeval1650

Noachal1661

patriarchal1806

(as) old as the hills1819

world-old1837

eld1854

age-old1860

far-back1869

Noachian1874

pornial1883

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xxii. 280 A..grey overcoat of Noachian cut.

1953 E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 1 Two Noachian survivors contemplate their glories of the past, their future state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Noachianadj.²n.

Brit.

/nəʊˈeɪkɪən/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊˈeɪkiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Noachis , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Noachis, the name of an area of Mars (G. V. Schiaparelli 1878, in Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei: Mem. della Classe di Sci. Fis., Mat. e Nat. 2 363), where rocks of this age are best exposed + -ian suffix, after Noachian adj.¹

Astronomy.

A. adj.²

Relating to or designating the first of three geological time periods assigned to Mars, which ended between about 3.8 and 3.5 billion years ago; (also) designating the rock surfaces formed during this period, characterized by many large meteorite impact craters. Cf. Amazonian adj.³, Hesperian adj.²

ΚΠ

1978 D. H. Scott & M. H. Carr Geologic Map Mars The Noachian System is here named for the Noachis quadrangle..in which the oldest rocks on the planet are best exposed.

1989 Nature 12 Oct. 514/1 The Noachian martian valleys probably formed before the end of late heavy bombardment.

1994 Sky & Telescope Mar. 14/1 The world's leading Mars researchers came together to address issues surrounding the red planet's formative years, known as the Noachian Age.

B. n.

The Noachian period. Cf. Amazonian n.³, Hesperian n.²

ΚΠ

1978 D. H. Scott & M. H. Carr Geologic Map Mars Toward the close of the Noachian, flood basalts..were probably extruded.

1990 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 95 12598/1 Crater data from the Elysium–Utopia area..indicate that the development of knobbly terrain ended in the late Noachian.

1992 K. S. Robinson Red Mars (1993) iii. 161 A hellish age, the Noachian, you could see that in the landscape.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noachian
释义	Noachianadj.¹ Brit. /nəʊˈeɪkɪən/, U.S. /ˌnoʊˈeɪkiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Noach , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Noach (see Noachal adj.) + -ian suffix. Compare slightly earlier Noachal adj., Noachical adj. 1. Of or relating to the biblical patriarch Noah or his time. Noachian deluge n. the Flood. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of the time of the flood or Noah Noachical1668 Noachian1678 Noetic1695 Noachic1722 Noachide1736 Noahic1842 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [noun] > Biblical Noah's floodOE the floodOE diluvya1325 delugec1386 diluvec1386 sin-flood1550 cataclysm1637 Noachian deluge1711 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 451 Within eight hundred years after the Noachian Flood. 1711 Brit. Apollo 14–16 Mar. After this Noachian Deluge, the Air..was changed. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 740 They that seek for any other Solution of this Affair, than the universal Noachian Deluge, want to account for a general Effect by a partial Cause. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (1837) I. i. iii. 45 The universality of the Noachian cataclysm. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xxii. 427 Four restrictions—which belonged to what was called the Noachian dispensation. 1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 379 There grew up the conception of the ‘Noachian precepts’—the duties that would be required of the Gentiles in accordance with Biblical commands prior to the Mosaic legislation. 1959 I. Epstein Judaism xiv. 143 From an early date Rabbinic Judaism differentiated mankind into those who did and who did not obey the Noachian Laws. 2000 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 33 346 By attributing most of the fossil-bearing rocks to a worldwide Noachian deluge, the scientifically self-educated Price telescoped the history of life on earth to about six thousand years. 2. Very ancient; old-fashioned. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > ancient or of early origin oldeOE olden daysa1400 for-oldc1400 ancient1475 (as) old as Adama1599 antiquary1599 high1601 primal1604 hoary1609 grandeval1650 Noachal1661 patriarchal1806 (as) old as the hills1819 world-old1837 eld1854 age-old1860 far-back1869 Noachian1874 pornial1883 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xxii. 280 A..grey overcoat of Noachian cut. 1953 E. Sitwell Gardeners & Astronomers 1 Two Noachian survivors contemplate their glories of the past, their future state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Noachianadj.²n. Brit. /nəʊˈeɪkɪən/, U.S. /ˌnoʊˈeɪkiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Noachis , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Noachis, the name of an area of Mars (G. V. Schiaparelli 1878, in Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei: Mem. della Classe di Sci. Fis., Mat. e Nat. 2 363), where rocks of this age are best exposed + -ian suffix, after Noachian adj.¹ Astronomy. A. adj.² Relating to or designating the first of three geological time periods assigned to Mars, which ended between about 3.8 and 3.5 billion years ago; (also) designating the rock surfaces formed during this period, characterized by many large meteorite impact craters. Cf. Amazonian adj.³, Hesperian adj.² ΚΠ 1978 D. H. Scott & M. H. Carr Geologic Map Mars The Noachian System is here named for the Noachis quadrangle..in which the oldest rocks on the planet are best exposed. 1989 Nature 12 Oct. 514/1 The Noachian martian valleys probably formed before the end of late heavy bombardment. 1994 Sky & Telescope Mar. 14/1 The world's leading Mars researchers came together to address issues surrounding the red planet's formative years, known as the Noachian Age. B. n. The Noachian period. Cf. Amazonian n.³, Hesperian n.² ΚΠ 1978 D. H. Scott & M. H. Carr Geologic Map Mars Toward the close of the Noachian, flood basalts..were probably extruded. 1990 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 95 12598/1 Crater data from the Elysium–Utopia area..indicate that the development of knobbly terrain ended in the late Noachian. 1992 K. S. Robinson Red Mars (1993) iii. 161 A hellish age, the Noachian, you could see that in the landscape. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1678adj.²n.1978
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