PORPHYRITIC

Meaning of PORPHYRITIC in English

[ ˌpɔ:fɪ'rɪtɪk ]

■ adjective Geology relating to or denoting a rock texture containing distinct crystals or crystalline particles embedded in a compact groundmass.

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PORPHYRITIC — adjective Etymology: Middle English porphiritike, from Medieval Latin ~us, from Greek porphyritikos, from porphyritēs (lithos) porphyry Date: 15th century of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PORPHYRITIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rid.ik adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin porphyriticus, from Greek porphyritikos, from porphyritēs ( lithos ) porphyry + -ikos -ic 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORPHYRITIC — (a.) Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or …
Английский словарь Webster
PORPHYRITIC — ( a. ) Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PORPHYRITIC — /pawr'feuh rit"ik/ , adj. Petrol. of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure. [ 1375-1425; late …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORPHYRITIC — adj. of alabaster, pertaining to porphyry (type of rock)
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PORPHYRITIC — adjective Etymology: Middle English porphiritike, from Medieval Latin porphyriticus, from Greek porphyritikos, from porphyritēs ( lithos ) porphyry Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PORPHYRITIC — adj relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or …
Webster English vocab
PORPHYRITIC — [por.phy.rit.ic] adj [ML porphyriticus, fr. Gk porphyritikos, fr. porphyrites (lithos) porphyry] (15c) 1: of or relating to porphyry 2: having …
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PORPHYRITIC — (минералогия) порфиритовый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PORPHYRITIC — a мин. порфиритовый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PORPHYRITIC — порфириновый
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PORPHYRITIC — (a) порфиритовый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PORPHYRITIC — a мин. порфиритовый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PORPHYRITIC — a мин. порфиритовый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PORPHYRITIC — (минералогия) порфиритовый
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PORPHYRITIC — порфириновый
Англо-Русский словарь
PORPHYRITIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ r-f ə - ' ri-tik Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English porphiritike, from Medieval Latin porphyriticus, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PORPHYRIC — adj porphyritic
Interlingua English vocab
PORPHYRY — noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English porphiri, from Medieval Latin porphyrium, alteration of Latin porphyrites, from Greek porphyritēs (lithos), literally, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRANOPHYRE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from grano- + French -phyre (as in porphyre porphyry) Date: 1882 a porphyritic igneous rock …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANDESITE — Any member of a large family of rocks that occur in most of the world's volcanic areas, mainly as surface …
Английский словарь Британика
PORPHYRITICALLY — adverb see porphyritic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEXTURE — I. ˈtekschə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin textura web, texture, from textus (past participle of texere to weave) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARKITE — I. ˈärˌkīt noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hebrew 'Arqī + English -ite 1. : a member of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VITROPHYRE — ˈvi.trəˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vitr- + -phyre; originally formed as German vitrophyr : porphyritic glassy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROSSO ANTICO — |rō(ˌ)sōˌan.ˈtē(ˌ)kō, |rȯ(-, |rä(-, -sōˌän.- noun Etymology: Italian 1. a. : a deep red Grecian marble used especially by the ancient …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSEUDOPORPHYRITIC — |sü(ˌ)dō+ adjective Etymology: pseud- + porphyritic of a rock : having a porphyritic appearance caused by the more rapid growth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORPHYRY — ˈpȯ(r)fərē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English porfurie, from (assumed) Anglo-French porfirie, from Medieval Latin porphyrium, alteration of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELAPHYRE — ˈmeləˌfī(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: French mélaphyre, from méla- mela- + -phyre 1. : a porphyritic rock consisting of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLASTOPORPHYRITIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary blast- + porphyritic; originally formed as German blastoporphyritisch of rocks : having a palimpsest …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASALT — extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in colour, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. …
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