ANDESITE


Meaning of ANDESITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan-di-ˌzīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Andesit, from Andes

Date: 1850

: an extrusive usually dark grayish rock consisting essentially of oligoclase or feldspar

• an·des·it·ic ˌan-di-ˈzi-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.