eon

Noun

eon (plural eons)

1. (also temporal æon) Eternity.
2. A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
3. (geology): The longest time period used in geology.
4. (informal, hyperbolically) A long period of time.

   It"s been eons since we last saw each other.

3 letters in word "eon": E N O.

Anagrams of eon:

• one

Words found within eon:

en ne no oe on

• Definitions:
• The longest unit of geological time, next in order of magnitude above an Era
• The primary division of geologic time which are, from oldest to youngest, the Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic eons.
• The largest division of geologic time, embracing several Eras, for example, the Phanerozoic, 600 my ago to present); also any span of one billion years.
• The largest formal unit of geologic time. There are three eons: the Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic.
• The largest subdivision of geologic time.
• any span of time longer than an era; one billion years. [AHDOS]
• the longest division of geological time an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
• Eon is one of the fictional cosmic entities in Marvel Comics' universe. Eon's history stretches back into the universe's infancy; he is the offspring of Eternity and Infinity and the Celestial Axis. He was born eight billion years ago. ...
• In general usage, an eon (sometimes spelled aeon) is a period of time arbitrarily designated by humans. Geologists refer to an eon as the largest subdivision of time on the geologic time scale. ...
• EON (sometimes referred to as E-ON) is a full-colour print magazine devoted to CCP's massively-multiplayer online sci-fi game EVE Online. The magazine is produced by MMM Publishing under license from CCP Games and sold via the EVE Online website. ...
• Also known as Ian Loveday, the house and techno pioneer Eon released a seminal album Void Dweller (September 1992) with dark and hard driving beats, with samples of the David Lynch film Dune and themes from the classic horror movie Basket Case. ...
• Eon is a fantasy role-playing game set in the fictious world of Mundana. It's developed and published by Swedish company Neogames.

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