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Hadean

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hadean

1
n
the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
2
adj
of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hadean
1

n the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life

Synonyms:
Hadean aeon, Hadean eon, Hadean time, Priscoan, Priscoan aeon, Priscoan eon
Example of:
aeon, eon
the longest division of geological time
2

adj of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

Synonyms:
Plutonian, Tartarean
infernal
being of the underworld
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