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ba·salt
(bə-sôlt′, bā′sôlt′)n.
1. A hard, dense, dark igneous rock composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine, and often having a glassy appearance.
2. A kind of hard unglazed pottery.
[From New Latin basaltēn, a misreading (in manuscripts of Pliny) of Latin basanītēn, accusative of basanītēs, a word Pliny uses of several kinds of rock, including a hard ironlike rock that the Egyptians obtained in Ethiopia, from Greek basanītēs (lithos), touchstone : basanos, touchstone (ultimately (perhaps via Lydian) from Egyptian bḫn, graywacke) + -ītēs, adjectival suffix.]
ba·sal′tic (-sôl′tĭk) adj.
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basalt
(ˈbæsɔːlt)n
1. (Geological Science) a fine-grained dark basic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, a pyroxene, and olivine: the most common volcanic rock and usually extrusive. See flood basalt
2. (Ceramics) a form of black unglazed pottery resembling basalt
[C18: from Late Latin basaltēs, variant of basanītēs, from Greek basanitēs touchstone, from basanos, of Egyptian origin]
baˈsaltic adj
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ba•salt
(bəˈsɔlt, ˈbæs ɔlt, ˈbeɪ sɔlt)n.
the dark, dense, igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
[1595–1605; < Latin basaltēs < Greek basanitēs=básan(os) touchstone (ultimately < Egyptian bhn(w) graywacke) + -ītēs -ite1]
ba•sal′tic, ba•sal′tine (-tɪn, -taɪn) adj.
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ba·salt
(bə-sôlt′, bā′sôlt′) A dark, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting mostly of feldspar, iron, and magnesium. Basalt makes up most of the ocean floor. It commonly forms when volcanic lava becomes solid. See Table at rock.
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basalt
A fine-grained extrusive rock. Oceanic crust is largely basalt.
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| Noun | 1. |  basalt - the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxenepyroxene - any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks oligoclase, plagioclase - any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks volcanic rock - extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth |
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البازلت
čedič
basalt
bazalt
basalt
bazaltas
bazalts
čadič
bazaltyanık taş
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basalt
n → Basalt m
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basalt
(ˈbӕsoːlt) noun any of certain types of dark-coloured rock.
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