transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈsȯlt, ˈbā-ˌ ]
noun
Etymology: Latin basaltes, manuscript variant of basanites touchstone, from Greek basanitēs ( lithos ), from basanos touchstone, from Egyptian bḫnw
Date: 1601
: a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite
• ba·sal·tic bə-ˈsȯl-tik adjective