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primordial |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, n. A first principle or element. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to begin: cf F. primordial.] 1. First in order primary; original; of earliest origin; as primordial condition. ``The primordial facts of our intelligent nature.'' --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian}, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian. 3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as a primordial leaf; a primordial cell. {Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young vegetable cell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: primordial adj : having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" [syn: {aboriginal}, {primal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}]
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