BASALT


Meaning of BASALT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈsȯlt, ˈbā-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Latin basaltes, manuscript variant of basanites touchstone, from Greek basanitēs ( lithos ), from basanos touchstone, from Egyptian bḫnw

Date: 1601

: a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite

• ba·sal·tic bə-ˈsȯl-tik adjective

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