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quaternary
/ˈkwɑ.tɚˌnɛɹ.i/
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What does quaternary mean?
adjective
- Of fourth rank or order.
- Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴.
- Relating to or in number base four.
More meanings (6)
adjective
- having a quaternary ammonium group.
- Composed of four elements.
noun
- A quaternary compound.
- The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.
proper noun
- The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.
- Alternative letter-case form of quaternary.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkwɑ.tɚˌnɛɹ.i/
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/ˈkwɑt.əɹˌnɛɹ.i//kwəˈtɜɹ.nə.ɹi/
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In Europe abundant remains of horses are found in the Quaternary and later Tertiary strata as far as the Pliocene formation.
These miasms are probably ternary or quaternary combinations of azote, phosphorus, hydrogen, carbon, and sulphur.
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Research among the evidences of man's existence in the early Quaternary, and possibly in the Tertiary period, was now pressed forward along the whole line.
Though flint was the material par excellence of Quaternary times for weapons and tools, it could not long suffice for the ever-growing needs of man.
We have seen that in the ancient gravels of European rivers archæologists have found the materials wherewith to build a fascinating story of man’s appearance in Quaternary times.