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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Bible Of or relating to Noah or his time.
  • adjective Antiquated; ancient; long obsolete.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or relating to Noah the patriarch or his time: as, the Noachian deluge; Noachian laws or precepts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to Noah or his time
  • adjective of or relating to the earliest Martian geological time period characterized by large craters
  • noun the Noachian geological period

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to Noah or his time

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  • This was some 3.5–4.5 billion years ago in what is called the Noachian age of Mars, yet remainders of those days have been detected in low levels of magnetism still present in some areas.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • This was some 3.5–4.5 billion years ago in what is called the Noachian age of Mars, yet remainders of those days have been detected in low levels of magnetism still present in some areas.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • The scientists postulate that the Gusev rocks, with their significant 16 to 34 percent content of carbonates, were probably deposited from a carbonate-rich solution with a near neutral pH under hydrothermal conditions - similar to those obtained in the hot springs on Iceland and Spitzbergen - during a period of volcanic activity in the so-called Noachian epoch some 3.5 to 4.6 billion years ago.

    innovations-report 2010

  • The great flood described in Genesis, commonly referred to as the Noachian Flood, was an historic event worldwide in its extent and effect.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

  • Scientists have long known that flowing water formed many of the features seen on Mars today, but previous studies suggested that water runoff from precipitation had ceased after the first billion years of Mars 'history, called the Noachian Epoch.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2008

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  • Mars's Geological period when it was covered in Water.

    - from a scientific talk about Mars "When Mars Was Like Earth: Five Years of Exploration with the Curiosity Rover"

    March 26, 2018

  • Pronunciation makes me think of a pain relief potion.

    September 3, 2019