transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgra-nət ]
noun
Etymology: Italian granito, from past participle of granire to granulate, from grano grain, from Latin granum
Date: 1646
1. : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments
2. : unyielding firmness or endurance
the cold granite of Puritan formalism — V. L. Parrington
• gran·ite·like -ˌlīk adjective
• gra·nit·ic gra-ˈni-tik adjective
• gran·it·oid ˈgra-nə-ˌtȯid adjective