Cenozoic

Cenozoic

English

Alternative forms

• Caenozoic
• Cænozoic
• Cainozoic
• Kainozoic

Etymology

ceno- +‎ -zoic; from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/, /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/, /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪk

The pronunciations with /k/ were the only ones in use until the twentieth century. The forms with /s/ were considered incorrect pronunciations until at least the 1950s[1] and still may be by some speakers today.

Adjective

Cenozoic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

Translations

of a geological era from 65 million years ago to present

Catalan: cenozoic m, cenozoica f Finnish: kenotsooinen (fi) Georgian: კაინოზოური ჯგუფი (ḳainozouri ǯgupi), კაინოზოური ერა (ḳainozouri era) Greek: καινοζωικός (el) (kainozoikós)

Portuguese: cenozoico Russian: кайнозо́йская э́ра (ru) f (kajnozójskaja éra), кайнозо́й (ru) m (kajnozój) Swedish: kenozoisk

Proper noun

Cenozoic

1. (geology) A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene and Neogene periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

Translations

geological epoch

Catalan: cenozoic m Czech: třetihory f pl, kenozoikum n, terciér (cs) m Danish: kænozoikum, Kænozoikum Dutch: Cenozoïcum (nl) Estonian: kainosoikum, uusaegkond Finnish: kenotsooinen maailmankausi French: Cénozoïque (fr) German: Känozoikum (de)

Greek: Καινοζωικός m (Kainozoikós) Indonesian: Senozoikum Italian: Cenozoico Polish: Kenozoik Portuguese: Cenozoico m Swedish: Kenozoikum Vietnamese: đại Tân Sinh

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale

References

1. W. E. Flood, "The Pronunciation of Scientific Terms", in The New Scientist, 28 November 1957.

Further reading

• Cenozoic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia