Pangaea

or Pan·ge·a

[ pan-jee-uh ]

/ pænˈdʒi ə /

noun Geology.

the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.

Compare supercontinent.

Origin of Pangaea

1920–25; pan- + Greek gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred L. Wegener (1880–1930)

Words nearby Pangaea

pan-fried potatoes, pan-fry, panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou, Pangloss

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Example sentences from the Web for Pangaea

This happens again and again in Pangaea: the seemingly playful signifies something else unequivocally serious and real.
Saatchi Resurrects Ancient Pangaea with Show Featuring South American and African Artists|Chloë Ashby|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Pangaea

Pangaea

Pangea

/ (pænˈdʒiːə) /

noun

the ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years agoSee also Laurasia, Gondwanaland

Word Origin for Pangaea

C20: from Greek, literally: all-earth

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Pangaea

Pangaea

[ (pan-jee-uh) ]

A former “supercontinent” on the Earth. In the distant past a large landmass, Pangaea, included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart. (See plate tectonics.)

Scientific definitions for Pangaea

Pangaea

[ păn-jē′ə ]

A supercontinent made up of all the world's present landmasses joined together in the configuration they are thought to have had during the Permian and Triassic Periods. According to the theory of plate tectonics, Pangaea later broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland, which eventually broke up into the continents we know today.

单词	pangaea
释义	Pangaea or Pan·ge·a [ pan-jee-uh ] / pænˈdʒi ə / noun Geology. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago. Compare supercontinent. Origin of Pangaea 1920–25; pan- + Greek gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred L. Wegener (1880–1930) Words nearby Pangaea pan-fried potatoes, pan-fry, panful, pang, panga, Pangaea, pangender, pangenesis, Pan-Germanism, Pang-fou, Pangloss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pangaea This happens again and again in Pangaea: the seemingly playful signifies something else unequivocally serious and real. Saatchi Resurrects Ancient Pangaea with Show Featuring South American and African Artists\|Chloë Ashby\|April 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for Pangaea Pangaea Pangea / (pænˈdʒiːə) / noun the ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years agoSee also Laurasia, Gondwanaland Word Origin for Pangaea C20: from Greek, literally: all-earth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pangaea Pangaea [ (pan-jee-uh) ] A former “supercontinent” on the Earth. In the distant past a large landmass, Pangaea, included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart. (See plate tectonics.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for Pangaea Pangaea [ păn-jē′ə ] A supercontinent made up of all the world's present landmasses joined together in the configuration they are thought to have had during the Permian and Triassic Periods. According to the theory of plate tectonics, Pangaea later broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland, which eventually broke up into the continents we know today. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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