Paar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paar is a noun meaning (geology) A hypothesized shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area.
Meaning
(geology) A hypothesized shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area.
Example Sentences
By the end of early Eocene time a paar developed between Africa and Arabia which caused tensional forces in the southern Red Sea area (Swartz and Arden, 1960).
Word Forms
- paars
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include palaearctic, paleohorizontal, paleoposition, palearctic, epeirogenesis, palaeocontinent.
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