As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
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Simultaneous — «Simultaneous» Сингл South Park из альбома Chef Aid: The South Park Album … Википедия
Simultaneous — Si mul*ta ne*ous, a. [LL. simultim at the same time, fr. L. simul. See {Simulate}.] Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as, simultaneous events. {Si mul*ta ne*ous*ly}, adv. {Si mul*ta ne*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Simultaneous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simultaneous — I adjective accompanying, at the same time, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coinstantaneous, concomitant, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, cotemporary, eodem tempore, in concert, simul, synchronal, synchronic,… … Law dictionary
simultaneous — 1650s, from L.L. simultaneus, from L. simul at the same time (see SIMILAR (Cf. similar)) + taneous, abstracted from SPONTANEOUS (Cf. spontaneous), etc. Related: Simultaneously … Etymology dictionary
simultaneous — synchronous, coincident, *contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous, concomitant, concurrent Analogous words: concurring, coinciding, agreeing (see AGREE) Contrasted words: *preceding, foregoing, antecedent, previous: following,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
simultaneous — [adj] happening at about the same time accompanying, agreeing, at the same time, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coinciding, concurrent, concurring, contemporaneous, contemporary, dead heat*, in sync*, synchronal,… … New thesaurus
simultaneous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring, operating, or done at the same time. DERIVATIVES simultaneity noun simultaneously adverb simultaneousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin simul at the same time … English terms dictionary
simultaneous — [sī΄məl tā′nē əs, sī΄məltān′yəs; ] chiefly Brit & Cdn [, sim΄əltā′nē əs, sim΄əltān′yəs] adj. [ML simultaneus < simultas, simultaneity < L, competition, rivalry < simul: see SAME] occurring, done, existing, etc. together or at the same… … English World dictionary
simultaneous — 01. Being a [simultaneous] translator is a very high pressure job. 02. The concert was broadcast [simultaneously] in Europe and North America. 03. There were [simultaneous] demonstrations at the American embassies in Paris, Zurich and Bonn. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
simultaneous — sim|ul|ta|ne|ous [ˌsıməlˈteıniəs US ˌsaı ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: simultaneus, from Latin simul at the same time ] things that are simultaneous happen at exactly the same time ▪ They grabbed each other s hands in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
simultaneous — [[t]sɪ̱məlte͟ɪniəs, AM sa͟ɪm [/t]] ADJ Things which are simultaneous happen or exist at the same time. ...the simultaneous release of the book and the album... The theatre will provide simultaneous translation in both English and Chinese. Derived … English dictionary
