CHERT


Meaning of CHERT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchərt, ˈchat ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1679

: a rock resembling flint and consisting essentially of a large amount of fibrous chalcedony with smaller amounts of cryptocrystalline quartz and amorphous silica

• cherty ˈchər-tē, ˈcha- adjective

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