ORTHOCLASE

Meaning of ORTHOCLASE in English

n. a common alkali feldspar usu. occurring as variously coloured crystals, used in ceramics and glass-making.

Etymology: ORTHO- +Gk klasis breaking

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

ORTHOCLASE — ortho·clase (-óclase) n [Mineral.] orthoclase
Interlingua English vocab
ORTHOCLASE — noun see: clast Date: 1849 a monoclinic mineral of the feldspar group consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORTHOCLASE — Common alkali feldspar mineral, potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi 3 O 8 ), that usually occurs as variously coloured grains in granite. …
Английский словарь Британика
ORTHOCLASE — ˈȯ(r)thəˌklās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: German orthoklas, from orth- + -klas -clase : a mineral KAlSi 3 O …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — (n.) Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. …
Английский словарь Webster
ORTHOCLASE — ( n. ) Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — /awr"theuh klays', -klayz'/ , n. a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — noun Etymology: German Orthoklas, from orth- + Greek klasis breaking, from klan to break — more at clast Date: 1849 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORTHOCLASE — noun common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. …
Webster English vocab
ORTHOCLASE — [ 'ɔ:θəkleɪz ] ■ noun a potassium-rich mineral of the feldspar group, typically white or pink. Origin C19: from ortho- …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ORTHOCLASE — [or.tho.clase] n [G Orthoklas, fr. orth- + Gk klasis breaking, fr. klan to break--more at clast] (1849): a mineral consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ORTHOCLASE — common alkali feldspar mineral, a potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8); it usually occurs as variously coloured, frequently twinned crystals in granite. Orthoclase …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORTHOCLASE — orthoclase BrE AmE ˈɔːθ ə ʊ kleɪz -kleɪs AmE \ ˈɔːrθ ə- -oʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — n. a common alkali feldspar usu. occurring as variously coloured crystals, used in ceramics and glass-making. [ORTHO- +Gk klasis breaking]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ORTHOCLASE — n. a common alkali feldspar usu. occurring as variously coloured crystals, used in ceramics and glass-making. [ ORTHO- +Gk klasis …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — n. Common alkali feldspar mineral, potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi 3 O 8 ), that usually occurs as variously coloured grains in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORTHOCLASE — n. Potash-felspar, orthose, prismatic felspar, felspar.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ORTHOCLASE — General Information: Chemical Formula: KAlSi3O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 278.33 gm) Potassium 14.05 % K Aluminum 9.69 % Al Silicon …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
ORTHOCLASE — ортоклаз (минералогия) ортоклаз
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORTHOCLASE — Ортоклаз
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ORTHOCLASE — n мин. ортоклаз
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ORTHOCLASE — ортоклаз
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ORTHOCLASE — (n) ортоклаз
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ORTHOCLASE — n мин. ортоклаз
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ORTHOCLASE — n мин. ортоклаз
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ORTHOCLASE — ортоклаз, калиевый полевой шпат
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ORTHOCLASE — ортоклаз (минералогия) ортоклаз
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORTHOCLASE — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ r-th ə - ˌ kl ā s, - ˌ kl ā z Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ORTHOSITE — ˈȯ(r)thəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from orthose orthoclase (from orth- + -ose ) + -ite : a granular …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOHS' SCALE — ˈmōz-, -ōs(ə̇z)- noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after Friedrich Mohs died 1839 German mineralogist 1. : a scale of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICROCLINE — ˈmīkrəˌklīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: German mikroklin, from mikr- micr- + -klin (from Greek klinein to lean) — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANORTHOCLASE — əˈnȯrthəˌklās, -āz noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary an- + orthoclase; originally formed as German anorthoklase : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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