Hadean

Ha·de·an

[sometimes h-] designating or of the time on earth when the solar system was forming and the earth was still in a molten state; Precambrian, esp. early Precambrian

Origin of Hadean

from Hades: by analogy with the fires and chaos of hell, as described in Christian tradition

Hadean Idioms

the Hadean

the Hadean time period

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Hadean

adjective

Of, relating to, or being the period of time during which Earth formed, from the start of the solar system (4.6 billion years ago) until accretion, impact, and cooling led to stable Earth-Moon orbits and the formation of the earliest rocks on Earth (3.8 billion years ago). geologic time

Origin of Hadean

After Hades (from the intense heat during part of this period)

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