[ba.salt] n [L basaltes, MS var. of basanites touchstone, fr. Gk basanites (lithos), fr. basanos touchstone, fr. Egypt bhnw] (1601): a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usu. magnetite -- ba.sal.tic adj
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Meaning of BASALT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012