Definition of Pangea

1. Noun. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland.

Exact synonyms: Pangaea
Category relationships: Plate Tectonic Theory, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics
Generic synonyms: Continent

Definition of Pangea

1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Pangaea) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pangea

Pandu
Pandy
Pandy's reaction
Pandæmonium
PanenDeism
PanenTheism
PanenTheist
PanenTheists
Paneth
Paneth's granular cells
Paneth cell
Panevezys
Pangaea
Pangasinan
Pangasinan province
Pangea
Pangloss
Panglossian
Pango Pango
Pangwa
Pangæa
Panhellenic
Panhellenist
Panhellenium
Panic
Panicum Texanum
Panicum capillare
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum virgatum
Panini

Literary usage of Pangea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"Master of Amphipolis, Philip crossed the Strymon with the intention of possessing himself of the mining region of Mount pangea. He founded there upon the ..."

2. Atlas of the World with Geophysical Boundaries Showing Oceans, Continents by Athelstan Spilhaus (1991)
"... nent of pangea. The projection on the tetrahedron permits the pieces of the puzzle to tessellate and a complete map of the world may be made with about ..."

3. An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility: Exploring a Russian by Glenn E. Schweitzer, A. Chelsea Sharber (2005)
"2001. Siting a High-Isolation Radioactive Waste Repository: Technical Approach to Identification of Potentially Suitable Regions Worldwide. P. 60 in pangea ..."

4. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Master of Amphipolis, Philip crossed the Strymon with the intention of possessing himself of the mining region of Mount pangea. He founded there upon the ..."

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