Visean

English

Etymology

Named in 1832 by Belgian geologist André Dumont, after the city of Visé in the Belgian province of Liège.

Proper noun

Visean

(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Translations

A subdivision of the Carboniferous period

Catalan: Viseà
Dutch: Viséen (nl)
French: Viséen (fr)
German: Viséum

Hungarian: Viséi
Italian: Viséano
Polish: wizen
Spanish: Viseano

Anagrams

evasin, navies, savine

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