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quaternary

/kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree/US // ˈkwɒt ərˌnɛr i, kwəˈtɜr nə ri //UK // (kwəˈtɜːnərɪ) //

第四级,第四纪,第四阶段,第四纪的

Related Words

quadruplicate一式四份,一式四份的,一式两份quadruple四倍的,四倍,四倍于此,四倍以上tetrad四分体,四分区,四分仪,四合院quartette四重奏,四重唱,四人小组,四重奏乐队tetralogy四部曲,四步曲quaternity父子关系,夫妻关系,父子之情,父子情深quadrivium四分法,四维空间,四分体,四合院quadruplet四胞胎,四连体,四联体,四重奏quaternion四元数,四元论,四元组,四元数的quadrumvirate四维空间,四维码,四维空间的,第四次世界大战quadrigeminal四肢发达,四肢麻痹,四肢麻木,四神经quadripartite四方的,四方形的,四方形,四方quadrivial四倍于此,四倍,四倍的,四倍于此的quaternate季铵盐,季军,季刊,季胺四乙酸

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : consisting of four.
    • : arranged in fours.
    • : Geology. noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era, originating about 2 million years ago and including the Recent and Pleistocene Epochs.
    • : Metallurgy. having four principal constituents.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural quat·er·nar·ies.

    • : a group of four.
    • : the number four.
    • : Geology. the Quaternary Period or System.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as infour
Forms: quaternaries
Synonyms
quadruple四倍的,四倍,四倍于此,四倍以上quadruplicate一式四份,一式四份的,一式两份tetrad四分体,四分区,四分仪,四合院quadrigeminal四肢发达,四肢麻痹,四肢麻木,四神经quadripartite四方的,四方形的,四方形,四方quadrivial四倍于此,四倍,四倍的,四倍于此的quaternate季铵盐,季军,季刊,季胺四乙酸
as infour
Forms: quaternaries
Synonyms
quadrivium四分法,四维空间,四分体,四合院quadrumvirate四维空间,四维码,四维空间的,第四次世界大战quadruple四倍的,四倍,四倍于此,四倍以上quadruplet四胞胎,四连体,四联体,四重奏quadruplets四胞胎,四连体,四重奏,四连体婴儿quartet四重奏,四人小组,四人组,四重唱quartette四重奏,四重唱,四人小组,四重奏乐队quaternion四元数,四元论,四元组,四元数的quaternity父子关系,夫妻关系,父子之情,父子情深tetrad四分体,四分区,四分仪,四合院tetralogy四部曲,四步曲quadrigeminal四肢发达,四肢麻痹,四肢麻木,四神经quadripartition四分法,四分区,四分体,四分位

Examples

  • El Centro Regional is not a tertiary or quaternary care center, meaning it’s not a hospital with extensive specialty service or care.

  • And the bones of man himself appear, extending through what is known as the Quaternary or Pleistocene period.

  • Subspeciation has been enhanced by the late Quaternary mountain building which was prevalent over the western United States.

  • A distinct species characterised the Quaternary deposits of South America.

  • The Tertiary and Quaternary formations are partly of marine and partly of terrestrial and fresh-water origin.

  • The Post-tertiary or Quaternary division comprises the concluding chapters of geological history.

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