- impression fossil
- 印象化石
English-Chinese geology dictionary (英汉地质大词典). 2013.
impression fossil
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Fossil — For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). Three small ammonite fossils, each approximately 1.5 cm across … Wikipedia
fossil — [n] organic remains of a previous time deposit, eolith, impression, neolith, paleolith, petrifaction, reconstruction, relic, skeleton, specimen, trace; concepts 429,470,509 … New thesaurus
fossil — ► NOUN 1) the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2) humorous an antiquated person or thing. DERIVATIVES fossiliferous adjective fossilization (also fossilisation) noun… … English terms dictionary
fossil — fossillike, adj. /fos euhl/, n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc. 2. a markedly outdated or old fashioned person or thing. 3. a linguistic form that is archaic except… … Universalium
impression — [[t]ɪmpre̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ impressions 1) N COUNT: oft poss N, N of n, N that Your impression of a person or thing is what you think they are like, usually after having seen or heard them. Your impression of a situation is what you think is going… … English dictionary
Fossil trackway — A fossil trackway is a type of fossil impression, a trackway made by a once living organism, usually by its feet. The majority of known fossil trackways are made by fossil dinosauria, or tetrapods, or bipeds. However other animal species also… … Wikipedia
fossil — I. adjective Etymology: Latin fossilis obtained by digging, from fodere to dig more at bed Date: 1604 1. preserved from a past geologic age < fossil plants > < fossil water in an underground reservoir > 2. being or resembling a fossil 3. of or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fossil — n. & adj. n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often attrib. : fossil bones; fossil shells). 2 colloq. an antiquated or unchanging person or thing. 3 a word that has become obsolete except in… … Useful english dictionary
fossil — fos•sil [[t]ˈfɒs əl[/t]] n. 1) pal any preserved remains or imprint of a living organism, usu. of a former geologic age, as a bone, shell, or leaf impression 2) a markedly outdated or old fashioned person or thing 3) ling. an obsolete or archaic… … From formal English to slang
fossil — /ˈfɒsəl / (say fosuhl) noun 1. any remains, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a former geological age, as a skeleton or a footprint. 2. Colloquial an outdated or old fashioned person or thing: *That old fossil here? –david williamson …
impression — Synonyms and related words: Ditto copy, Photostat, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Xerox, Xerox copy, absorption and regurgitation, aesthetic form, affect, affection, alveolation, alveolus, angle, apprehension, aquatint, archetype, aroma, art form … Moby Thesaurus
