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101The Stoned Age — Infobox Film name =The Stöned Age writer =James Melkonian Rich Wilkes starring =Michael Kopelow Bradford Tatum Clifton Collins Jr. Renee Griffin director =James Melkonian producer =David Heyman Neal H. Moritz distributor =Lion s Gate released… …
102carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating * * * …
103radiocarbon dating — the determination of the age of objects of organic origin by measurement of the radioactivity of their carbon content. Also called carbon 14 dating. Cf. radiometric dating. [1950 55] * * * …
104radioactive dating — n [U] AmE a scientific method of calculating the age of a very old object by measuring the amount of a certain substance in it British Equivalent: carbon dating …
105carbon dating — n. a method of establishing the approximate age of carbonaceous materials, such as fossil remains or archaeological specimens, by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon 14 remaining in them: also carbon 14 dating …
106potassium-argon dating — [pō tas΄ē əmär′gän΄, pə tas΄ē əm är′gän΄] n. an indirect method of dating fossils, esp. those in very ancient volcanic rock, by using potassic minerals in the same strata as a reference: a natural radioactive isotope of potassium, K 40, decays… …
107The Golden Age Restored — was a Jacobean era masque, written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones; it was performed on January 1 and January 6, 1616, almost certainly at Whitehall Palace.The showSomewhat less is known about this masque that others of the Jacobean era …
108Copper Age — a cultural period intermediate between the Neolithic and the Bronze ages, marked by the development and use of copper tools. [1860 65] * * * First part of the Bronze Age. The beginning of the period is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper… …
109Nuklear Age — is a self published novel by Brian Clevinger; it is largely an extended parody of comic books. The book recounts the adventures of Nuklear Man and his sidekick, Atomik Lad, as they fight against rogue military weapons, highly evolved… …
110ice age — Geol. (often caps.) the glacial epoch, esp. the Pleistocene Epoch. [1870 75] * * * or glacial age Any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land. Such periods of large scale glaciation may last several million years… …
