Norian
/ˈnɔːrɪən/Geology
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating a stage of the Triassic period, now considered to be the second of the three stages constituting the Upper Triassic, lying above the Carnian and below the Rhaetian.
noun
The Norian stage.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philip Lake (1865–1949). Either from Noric, with suffix substitution, or from German nor- + -ian.
- not cricket
- not do something for the world
- not do things by halves
- repetitive DNA
- repetitively
- repetitive motion disorder
- repetitive motion injury
- repetitiveness
- repetitive strain injury
- repetitor
- rep-goer
- rephase
- rephrase
- repick
- repicture
- repiece
- repin
- repine
- repinement
- repiner
- repique
- replace
- replaceable
- replacement
- replacement cost