English Explanatory Dictionary

Triassic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or from the geologic strata above the Permian and below the Jurassic; of or belonging to the period 250 to 200 million years ago when these strata were laid down.
name
  1. A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Triassic.wav

Word forms

Triassic

Etymology

From Trias (“three-layered geologic strata between the Permian and Jurassic”) < German Trias < Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”), + -ic. Coined in 1841 by geologist Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878).

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