AMPHIBOLE


Meaning of AMPHIBOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈam(p)-fə-ˌbōl ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Late Latin amphibolus, from Greek amphibolos ambiguous, from amphiballein to throw round, doubt, from amphi- + ballein to throw — more at devil

Date: circa 1823

1. : hornblende

2. : any of a group of complex silicate minerals with like crystal structures that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, or iron ions or a combination of them

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