8 March 2013

quaternary

[kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree]

adjective, noun, plural quat·er·nar·ies.
adjective
1. consisting of four.
2. arranged in fours.
3. ( initial capital letter ) Geology . noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era, originating about 2 million years ago and including the Recent and Pleistocene Epochs. See table under geologic time.
4. Metallurgy . (of an alloy) having four principal constituents.
noun
5. a group of four, e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary …
6. the number four.
7. ( initial capital letter ) Geology . the Quaternary Period or System.

Today’s quote

What’s another word for Thesaurus?

– Steven Wright

On this day

8 – 12 March 1917 – February Revolution. Part of the Russian Revolution which resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, ending the Romanov dynasty and the creation of the Russian Provisional Government, initially led by Prince George L’vov and then by socialist Alexander Kerensky.

8 March 1973 – Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia, is fire-bombed, killing 15 people. The building was on the corner of Amelia Street and St Paul’s Terrace. It was claimed the fire was part of an extortion attempt of night-club owners. The men found guilty of the crime, continued protesting their innocence from prison, claiming they were verballed.