TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

CRETACEOUS SYSTEM [5 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

In simplified terms, the Pacific system of plates includes three elements: a westward expanding plate (the Pacific plate), an eastward-expanding plate (the Juan de Fuca plate), and a spreading center (the East Pacific Rise) from which the plates expand as new material is added.

CONT

Farallon Plate-part of the Pacific plate system, large in the Cretaceous, partitioned during the Tertiary into Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca plates.

OBS

plate system: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
OBS

système de plaques : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2011-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chronology
  • Geology
CONT

The crude bitumen reserves of the Peace River area occur in the Bluesky and Gething Formation of Lower Cretaceous age.

CONT

The Early Cretaceous (timestratigraphic name) or the Lower Cretaceous (logstratigraphic name), is the earlier of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous Period. It began about 146 million years ago.

OBS

Cretaceous : In the Standard Global Chronostratigraphic Scale, the upper system of the Mesozoic Erathem(above the Jurassic and below the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Erathem), also the time duing which those rocks were formed, thought to have covered the span of time between about 135 to 145 and 65 million years ago.

OBS

lower: The initial letter of the term is capitalized to indicate a formal subdivision [Lower Cretaceous] and is lowercased to indicate an informal subdivision [lower Cretaceous].

OBS

Lower Cretaceous age: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chronologie
  • Géologie
DEF

Division inférieure (plus ancienne) de la période du Crétacé.

CONT

Le crétacé est le plus souvent subdivisé en inférieur et supérieur, mais une subdivision en trois séries (crétacé inférieur, moyen et supérieur) paraît se justifier.

OBS

Une flore (ou une faune) fossile provenant du Crétacé inférieur est dite «infracrétacée» alors que celle qui provient du Crétacé supérieur est qualifiée de «supracrétacée».

OBS

crétacé inférieur; âge infracrétacé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2006-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
CONT

Considerable parts of the Cretaceous System are present throughout much of western and arctic Canada...

OBS

Cretaceous Period.... all the rocks that formed during that time... are referred to as the Cretaceous System. Said differently, the Cretaceous System is the rock record of events that occurred-and organisms that lived-during a span of geological time that is called Cretaceous Period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
CONT

De vastes zones du Crétacé s'étendent dans l'Ouest du Canada et l'Arctique canadien.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Chronology
DEF

The final period of the Mesozoic era ..., thought to have covered the span of time between 135 and 65 million years ago ...

OBS

Cretaceous is the name given to a period of time in Earth's history... Also, all the rocks that formed during that time have the same proper name of Cretaceous(i. e. they are referred to as the Cretaceous System).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Troisième et dernière période de l'ère secondaire, divisée généralement en Crétacé inférieur et Crétacé supérieur.

CONT

Époque du Crétacé : les minéralisations de cette époque présentent un grand développement dans toute la partie occidentale de l'Amérique du Nord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Cronología
DEF

Último período de la era Secundaria, de 75 millones de años de duración.

OBS

Aproximadamente, comprende un período entre los 135 y los 65 millones de años antes de los tiempos actuales.

Save record 4

Record 5 1983-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

in the secondary epoch, a system following the Triassic and preceding the Cretaceous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

Save record 5

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: