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dalradian

dalradian noun: a series of metamorphic rocks that are difficult to assign a position in the local stratigraphical sequence.

Noun (1)

dalradian (plural dalradians)

  1. A series of metamorphic rocks that are difficult to assign a position in the local stratigraphical sequence

Noun (2) capitalized: Dalradian

Dalradian (plural Dalradians)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of dalradian.
    • Carrying this reasoning to its ultimate conclusion, the Dalradians can be considered as including the Central Highland Division as its basal unit and the late Proterozoic Southern Highland Group at its top (the classification adopted here; Table 2.2), covering a time span of at least 200 Ma and...2009, K. W. Glennie, Petroleum Geology of the North Sea, page 49
    • The age of the Irish Dalradian is also not fully clear (Daly 2001).2011, A. W. A. Rushton, P. M. Brück, S. G. Molyneux, A Revised Correlation of the Cambrian Rocks in the British Isles

Forms of dalradian

pluraldalradians
alternative formDalradian
pluralDalradians

Origin of dalradian

From Dalriada in Scotland.

Questions about dalradian

What does dalradian mean?
Dalradian means a series of metamorphic rocks that are difficult to assign a position in the local stratigraphical sequence.
What part of speech is dalradian?
Dalradian is a noun.
What is the plural of dalradian?
The plural of dalradian is dalradians.

Words near dalradian in the dictionary

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  2. dalotuzumab
  3. daloxate
  4. daloyet
  5. daloyets
  6. dalradian
  7. dalradians
  8. Dalreoch
  9. Dalriada
  10. Dalriadan
  11. Dalriadans

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