werner termed transition rocks
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Sir Roderick thus named them (1835) because it was in the region of the ancient Silures that he first investigated their structure.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “werner termed transition rocks” mean?
Sir Roderick thus named them (1835) because it was in the region of the ancient Silures that he first investigated their structure.
Is “werner termed transition rocks” formal or informal?
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