noun Etymology: Latin ~es, 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, ~ic adjective
BASALT
Meaning of BASALT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012