HYPERSTHENE

Meaning of HYPERSTHENE in English

n. a rock-forming mineral, magnesium iron silicate, of greenish colour.

[ F hyperstène (as HYPER-, Gk sthenos strength, from its being harder than hornblende ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

HYPERSTHENE — noun Etymology: French hypersthène, from Greek hyper- + sthenos strength Date: circa 1808 an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYPERSTHENE — ˈhīpə(r)ˌsthēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: French hypersthène, from hyper- + Greek sthenos strength — more at asthen- : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENE — (n.) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike …
Английский словарь Webster
HYPERSTHENE — ( n. ) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENE — — hypersthenic /huy'peuhrs then"ik/ , adj. /huy"peuhrs theen'/ , n. Mineral. a dark iron magnesium silicate, an orthorhombic pyroxene containing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENE — noun Etymology: French hypersthène, from Greek hyper- + sthenos strength Date: circa 1808 : an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HYPERSTHENE — noun an orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike …
Webster English vocab
HYPERSTHENE — [ 'hʌɪpəsθi:n ] ■ noun a greenish rock-forming mineral consisting of a magnesium iron silicate. Origin C19: coined in Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HYPERSTHENE — [hy.per.sthene] n [F hypersthene, fr. Gk hyper- + sthenos strength] (ca. 1808): an orthorhombic grayish or greenish black or dark …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HYPERSTHENE — n. a rock-forming mineral, magnesium iron silicate, of greenish colour. [F hyperstëne (as HYPER-, Gk sthenos strength, from its being …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HYPERSTHENE — n. a rock-forming mineral, magnesium iron silicate, of greenish colour. Etymology: F hyperst{egrave}ne (as HYPER-, Gk sthenos strength, from its …
Oxford English vocab
HYPERSTHENE — гиперстен, гиперстеновый (минералогия) гиперстен
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYPERSTHENE — n мин. гиперстен
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HYPERSTHENE — (n) гиперстен
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HYPERSTHENE — n мин. гиперстен
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HYPERSTHENE — n мин. гиперстен
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HYPERSTHENE — гиперстен, гиперстеновый (минералогия) гиперстен
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYPERSTHENE — n. Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ə rs- ˌ th ē n Function: noun Etymology: French hypersthène, from Greek hyper- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENIC — adjective see: hypersthene
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYPERSTHENIC — adjective see hypersthene
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUDBURITE — ˈsədbəˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada + English -ite : a basic hypersthene-bearing basalt composed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCHILLER — ˈshilə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, play of colors, iridescence, from Middle High German schilher iridescent taffeta, from schilhen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYROXENE GROUP — noun : a group of silicate minerals closely related in crystal form and having the general formula ABSi 2 O …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENIZATION — -ˌsthēnə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌnīˈz- noun ( -s ) : development of hypersthene by metamorphic processes
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENITE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsthēˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German hypersthenit, from hypersthen hypersthene (from French hypersthène ) + -it -ite 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GABBRO — ˈga(ˌ)brō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, probably modification of Latin glaber bare, smooth — more at glad : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FERROSILITE — ˌferōˈsiˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: ferro- + sili ca te : a mineral component consisting of an iron silicate …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLINOHYPERSTHENE — |klīnō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clin + hypersthene; originally formed as German klinohypersthen : a monoclinic magnesium-iron pyroxene (Mg,Fe) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARNOCKITE — ˈchärnəˌkīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Job Charnock died 1693 English founder of Calcutta + English -ite; from the fact …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CERAMICITE — sə̇ˈraməˌsīt noun ( -s ) : a porcelainlike pyrometamorphic rock consisting of basic plagioclase and cordierite with accessory hypersthene and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYROXENE — any of a group of important rock-forming silicate minerals of variable composition, among which calcium-, magnesium-, and iron-rich varieties predominate. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHARNOCKITE — any member of a series of metamorphic rocks with variable chemical composition, first described from the state of Tamil Nadu …
Britannica English vocabulary

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