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glacial period vs geological period

geological period vs glacial period

glacial period and geological period both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glacial period Yes No No No
geological period Yes No No No
As nouns, geological period is a hypernym of glacial period; that is, geological period is a word with a broader meaning than glacial period:
  • glacial period: any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
  • geological period: a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Other hypernyms of glacial period include period.
glacial period (noun) geological period (noun)
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Difference between glacial period and geological period

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