AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS

Meaning of AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS in English

Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite .

All have long, silky to splintery fibres with appreciable tensile strength and are of economic importance as asbestos .

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AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS — Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite . All have long, …
Английский словарь Британика
AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS — a variety of the silicate mineral actinolite (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
ASBESTOS — Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. amphibole group and include the highly fibrous forms of …
Английский словарь Британика
AMPHIBOLE — noun see: devil Date: circa 1823 hornblende , any of a group of complex silicate minerals with like crystal structures …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMPHIBOLE — Any of a group of common rock-forming hydrous Amphiboles occur in many igneous rocks as minor and major constituents and …
Английский словарь Британика
ASBESTOS — I. noun also as·bes·tus asˈbestəs also azˈ- or əsˈ- or əzˈ- ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English asbestus mineral supposed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — ˈamfəˌbōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Late Latin amphibolus from Greek amphibolos ambiguous, doubtful, from amphiballein to throw …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — (n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, …
Английский словарь Webster
AMPHIBOLE — ( n. ) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — — asbestine /as bes"tin, az-/ , asbestous , adj. — asbestoid, asbestoidal , adj. /as bes"teuhs, az-/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — /am"feuh bohl'/ , n. Mineral. any of a complex group of hydrous silicate minerals, containing chiefly calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — n. (Mineralogy) any of several varieties of common ferromagnesian silicate minerals (such as hornblende and asbestos)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ASBESTOS — noun Etymology: Middle English albeston mineral supposed to be inextinguishable when set on fire, probably from Middle French abeston, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHIBOLE — noun Etymology: French, from Late Latin amphibolus, from Greek amphibolos ambiguous, from amphiballein to throw round, doubt, from amphi- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHIBOLE — noun a common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. it occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, …
Webster English vocab
AMPHIBOLE — [ 'amfɪbəʊl ] ■ noun any of a class of rock-forming silicate or aluminosilicate minerals typically occurring as fibrous or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ASBESTOS — [as.bes.tos] n [ME albestron mineral supposed to be inextinguishable when set on fire, prob. fr. MF, fr. ML asbeston, alter. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMPHIBOLE — [am.phi.bole] n [F, fr. LL amphibolus, fr. Gk amphibolos ambiguous, fr. amphiballein to throw round, doubt, fr. amphi- + ballein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASBESTOS — any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIBOLE — any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. Amphiboles occur …
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ASBESTOS — town, Estrie region, southern Quebec province, Canada. Asbestos lies near the Southwest Nicolet River, 95 miles (153 km) southwest of …
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ASBESTOS — asbestos BrE AmE æs ˈbest əs æz-, -ɒs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — amphibole mineral BrE AmE ˈæm p f ɪ bəʊl § -ə-, ⇨-bɒʊl AmE -boʊl ▷ amphibole|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — / æsˈbestəs; NAmE / noun [ U ] a soft grey mineral that does not burn, used especially in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — as ‧ bes ‧ tos /æsˈbestəs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASBESTOS — n. 1 a fibrous silicate mineral that is incombustible. 2 this used as a heat-resistant or insulating material. øøasbestine adj. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ASBESTOS — n. 1 a fibrous silicate mineral that is incombustible. 2 this used as a heat-resistant or insulating material. asbestine adj. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — n.1 a fibrous silicate mineral that is incombustible. 2 this used as a heat-resistant or insulating material. Derivatives: asbestine adj. …
Oxford English vocab
ASBESTOS — Asbestos is a grey material which does not burn and which has been used as a protection against fire or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — Asbestos is a grey material which does not burn and which has been used as a protection against fire or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ASBESTOS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB contain ▪ Many of them are in a dangerous condition and at least one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASBESTOS — [noun] [U] - a soft greyish-white material that does not burn, and which is used in buildings, clothing, etc. as …
Cambridge English vocab
ASBESTOS — n. Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile accounts for about 95% of all asbestos …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMPHIBOLE — n. Any of a group of common rock-forming hydrous silicate minerals . Amphiboles occur in many igneous rocks as minor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASBESTOS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASBESTOS — noun Asbestos is used before these nouns: ↑ exposure , ↑ fibre
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — < jargon > Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from flames ; also in other highly …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — A natural material that is made of tiny fibers. Asbestos can cause several serious diseases, including cancer.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ASBESTOS — [common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from flame s; also in other highly flame -suggestive …
Jargon File English vocabulary
ASBESTOS — сущ.; минер. асбест (минералогия) асбест, горный лен asbestos мин. асбест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол, амфиболовый (минералогия) амфибол, роговая обманка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — Амфиболы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — n мин. амфибол, роговая обманка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASBESTOS — асбест - corrugated asbestos - palladinized asbestos - platinized asbestos
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ASBESTOS — асбест - corrugated asbestos - palladinized asbestos - platinized asbestos
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ASBESTOS — асбест || асбестовый - blue asbestos - pulverized asbestos - short-fiber asbestos
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMPHIBOLE — (n) амфибол; роговая обманка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — n мин. амфибол, роговая обманка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AMPHIBOLE — n мин. амфибол, роговая обманка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ASBESTOS — асбест, горный лён - corrugated asbestos - flaked asbestos - pulverized asbestos
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ASBESTOS — асбест - corrugated asbestos - powdered asbestos
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
ASBESTOS — асбест - asbestos packing
Англо-Русский морской словарь
ASBESTOS — сущ.; минер. асбест (минералогия) асбест, горный лен asbestos мин. асбест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол, амфиболовый (минералогия) амфибол, роговая обманка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол
Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLITE — Igneous or metamorphic rock composed largely or dominantly of amphibole minerals. For igneous rocks, the term hornblendite is usually used …
Английский словарь Британика
HORNBLENDE — ˈhȯrnˌblend, ˈhȯ(ə)n- noun Etymology: German, from horn horn (from Old High German) + blende blende — more at horn , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLIZATION — amˌfibələ̇ˈzāshən, ˌamfəˌbōlə̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: amphibole + -ization : a metasomatic process whereby a preexisting dark mineral has …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHYOLITE — extrusive igneous rock that is the volcanic equivalent of granite. Most rhyolites are porphyritic, indicating that crystallization began prior to …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORNBLENDE — any of a subgroup of amphibole (q.v.) minerals that are calcium-rich and monoclinic in crystal structure. Hornblende's generalized chemical formula …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIBOLITE — a rock composed largely or dominantly of minerals of the amphibole group. The term has been applied to rocks of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACTINOLITE — an amphibole mineral in the tremolite-actinolite-ferrotremolite series of calcium, magnesium, and iron silicates. The minerals in this series are abundant …
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