Hadean

Meanings

Adjective

• Pertaining to Hades or hell.
• Of, or relating to the geologic eon from about 4,600 to 3,800 million years ago; marked by the formation of the solar system, a stable Earth-Moon orbit and the first rocks.

Proper Noun

• The eon before 4,000 Ma.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• For proposals see

Broader meaning words

• Precambrian

Origin

• Hades + -an, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης