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paleocurrent

paleocurrent noun: a geological feature that indicates the direction of flow of water in the geologic past.

Noun

paleocurrent (plural paleocurrents)

  1. A geological feature that indicates the direction of flow of water in the geologic past

Forms of paleocurrent

pluralpaleocurrents

Origin of paleocurrent

From paleo- + current.

Questions about paleocurrent

What does paleocurrent mean?
Paleocurrent means a geological feature that indicates the direction of flow of water in the geologic past.
What part of speech is paleocurrent?
Paleocurrent is a noun.
What is the plural of paleocurrent?
The plural of paleocurrent is paleocurrents.

Words near paleocurrent in the dictionary

  1. paleocopid
  2. paleocortex
  3. paleocortical
  4. paleocribellate
  5. paleocrystic
  6. paleocurrent
  7. paleocurrents
  8. paleocytological
  9. paleocytologist
  10. paleocytologists
  11. paleocytology

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