Pangaea
or Pan·ge·a
[ pan-jee-uh ]
/ pænˈdʒi ə /
noun Geology.
the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
Compare
supercontinent.
Origin of Pangaea
1920–25;
pan- + Greek
gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred L. Wegener (1880–1930)
Example sentences from the Web for pangaea
This happens again and again in Pangaea: the seemingly playful signifies something else unequivocally serious and real.
Saatchi Resurrects Ancient Pangaea with Show Featuring South American and African Artists |Chloë Ashby |April 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for pangaea
Pangaea
Pangea
/ (pænˈdʒiːə) /
noun
the ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years ago
See also Laurasia, Gondwanaland
Word Origin for Pangaea
C20: from Greek, literally: all-earth
Scientific definitions for pangaea
Pangaea
[ păn-jē′ə ]
A supercontinent made up of all the world's present landmasses joined together in the configuration they are thought to have had during the Permian and Triassic Periods. According to the theory of plate tectonics, Pangaea later broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland, which eventually broke up into the continents we know today.
Cultural definitions for pangaea
Pangaea
[ (pan-jee-uh) ]
A former “supercontinent” on the Earth. In the distant past a large landmass, Pangaea, included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart. (See plate tectonics.)