AMPHIBOLE

Meaning of AMPHIBOLE in English

[ 'amfɪbəʊl ]

■ noun any of a class of rock-forming silicate or aluminosilicate minerals typically occurring as fibrous or columnar crystals.

Origin

C19: from Fr., from L. amphibolus 'ambiguous' (because of the varied structure of the minerals).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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
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
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
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 — [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
AMPHIBOLE — any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. Amphiboles occur …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIBOLE — amphibole mineral BrE AmE ˈæm p f ɪ bəʊl § -ə-, ⇨-bɒʊl AmE -boʊl ▷ amphibole|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE — n. Any of a group of common rock-forming hydrous silicate minerals . Amphiboles occur in many igneous rocks as minor …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
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
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол, амфиболовый (минералогия) амфибол, роговая обманка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — амфибол
Англо-Русский словарь
AMPHIBOLE — n. Pronunciation: ' am(p)-f ə - ˌ b ō l Function: noun Etymology: French, from Late Latin amphibolus, from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS — Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite . All have long, …
Английский словарь Британика
ASBESTOS — Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. amphibole group and include the highly fibrous forms of …
Английский словарь Британика
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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