Norian

N1O1R1I1A1N1

adjective

Relating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.

RareScrabble 6
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveNorian (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyRelating to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.
    1 more example

    The Norian rock is distinguished by the abundance of labradorite, a feldspar possessing iridescent tints, and is found in Essex County, New York, Labrador, extensively along the St. Lawrence, upon Lake Huron, while "bowlders of it are occasionally found along the eastern shores of Maine and Massachusetts, and also in northern New Jersey."

    1881, Louis Pope Gratacap, The Primeval American Continent (written in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19)
proper nounthe Norian
  1. geographyAn age from 216.5 ± 2.0 to 203.6 ± 1.5 532 to 523 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
juvavian

Origin

From norite.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nanorinonair
Cite this entry
APA

Norian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norian

MLA

“Norian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norian.

Source: Norian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.