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supercontinent

noun

Etymology

From super- + continent.

  1. derived from continentem
  2. derived from continent
  3. inherited from contynent
  4. prefixed as supercontinent — “super + continent”

Definitions

  1. A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.

    • For a supercontinent to form requires a significant volume of continental crustal fragments that survive recycling into the mantle.
    • Some 200 million years ago, the rocks that became the Palisades cliffs just across the Hudson River from Manhattan formed during volcanic activity that helped rip apart the ancient supercontinent Pangea.

  2. A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.

The neighborhood

Derived

supercontinent cycle

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at supercontinent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01supercontinent02afro-eurasia03africa04except05exception06grantor07grants08mexico09america10americas

A definitional loop anchored at supercontinent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at supercontinent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA