APLITE


Meaning of APLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-ˌplīt ]

noun

Etymology: probably from German Aplit, from Greek haploos simple — more at hapl-

Date: 1879

: a fine-grained light-colored granite consisting almost entirely of quartz and feldspar

• ap·lit·ic a-ˈpli-tik adjective

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