supercontinent

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ continent.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supercontinent (plural supercontinents)

1. (geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
   • 2001, Kent C. Condie, Mantle Plumes and Their Record in Earth History, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 237:

     For a supercontinent to form requires a significant volume of continental crustal fragments that survive recycling into the mantle.

2. A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.

   Coordinate term: subcontinent

Derived terms

• supercontinent cycle

Translations

very large continent in the Earth's past

Dutch: supercontinent (nl) n, oercontinent n Esperanto: kotinentego, superkontinento Estonian: hiidmanner Finnish: jättiläismanner French: supercontinent (fr) m Georgian: სუპერკონტინენტი (suṗerḳonṭinenṭi) German: Superkontinent m Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros) Japanese: 超大陸 (ja) (ちょうたいりく, chōtairiku) Norwegian: superkontinent c Portuguese: supercontinente (pt) m Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént) Spanish: supercontinente m Swedish: superkontinent Thai: มหาทวีป

one of modern landmasses

Danish: superkontinent n Dutch: supercontinent (nl) n Estonian: hiidmanner Finnish: suurmanner French: supercontinent (fr) m Galician: please add this translation if you can German: Doppelkontinent (de) m Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros) Portuguese: supercontinente (pt) m Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént) Spanish: supercontinente m Swedish: superkontinent Thai: มหาทวีป

See also

• Pangaea

Further reading

• supercontinent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

From super- +‎ continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pər.kɔn.tiˌnɛnt/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧con‧ti‧nent

Noun

supercontinent n (plural supercontinenten)

1. supercontinent (large landmass consisting of multiple continents or an extremely large continent in a planet's geologic past)

Hyponyms

• oercontinent

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

supercontinent

Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

From super- +‎ continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃/

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Noun

supercontinent m (plural supercontinents)

1. supercontinent

   Hypernym: continent

   Hyponyms: Afro-Eurasie, Eurasie, Nuna, Pangée

   Meronym: craton