OPHITIC

Meaning of OPHITIC in English

[ophit.ic] adj [ophite serpentine (stone), fr. L ophites, fr. Gk ophites (lithos), fr. ophites snakelike, fr. ophis snake; akin to Skt ahi snake and prob. to L anguis snake, anguilla eel, Gk enchelys eel, echidna viper, echinos hedgehog, OE igil] (1875): having or being a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed in later formed augite

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OPHITIC — adjective Etymology: ophite serpentine (stone), from Latin ophites, from Greek ophitēs (lithos), from ophitēs snakelike, from ophis snake; akin to …
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OPHITIC — (ˈ)ä|fid.ik, (ˈ)ō|- adjective Etymology: ophite (I) + -ic : having a rock fabric in which lath-shaped plagioclase crystals are enclosed …
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OPHITIC — adjective Etymology: ophite serpentine (stone), from Latin ophites, from Greek ophitēs ( lithos ), from ophitēs snakelike, from ophis snake; …
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OPHITIC — Pronunciation: ä- ' fi-tik, ō - Function: adjective Etymology: ophite serpentine (stone), from Latin ophites, from Greek ophit ē s …
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ECHIDNA — noun see: ophitic Date: 1832 a spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) of Australia, Tasmania, and …
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DIABASE — noun see: come Date: circa 1816 diorite , an altered basalt, a fine-grained rock of the composition of gabbro but …
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SPILITE — ˈspīˌlēt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Greek spilos spot, stain + French -ite : a very fine-grained to …
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INTERSERTAL — |intər|sərd. ə l adjective Etymology: German, from Latin intersertus + German -al (from Latin -alis -al) of an igneous rock …
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DIABASIC — |dīə|bāsik adjective : consisting of or resembling diabase : ophitic
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DIABASE — ˈdīəˌbās noun Etymology: French, from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia- + bainein …
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BASI- — in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ . |bāsē ( bef vowels or consonants ) or -sə̇ ( bef consonants ) combining form …
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OPHITE — — ophitic /oh fit"ik/ , adj. /of"uyt, oh"fuyt/ , n. Petrol. a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are …
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ECHIDNA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, viper, from Greek — more at ophitic Date: 1832 : a spiny-coated toothless burrowing …
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DIABASE — noun Etymology: French, probably from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia- + bainein …
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ECHIDNA — [echid.na] n [NL, fr. L, viper, fr. Gk--more at ophitic] (1832): an oviparous spiny-coated toothless burrowing nocturnal monotreme mammal (Tachyglossus …
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DIABASE — [di.a.base] n [F, prob. fr. Gk diabasis act of crossing over, fr. diabainein to cross over, fr. dia- + bainein …
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TESCHENITE — coarse- to fine-grained, rather dark-coloured, intrusive igneous rock that occurs in sills (tabular bodies inserted while molten between other rocks), …
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DIABASE — also called Dolerite, fine- to medium-grained, dark gray to black intrusive igneous rock. It is extremely hard and tough and …
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