BASANITE

Meaning of BASANITE in English

ˈbasəˌnīt, -azə- noun

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Etymology: Latin basanites — more at basalt

1. : touchstone 1

2. : an extrusive-igneous rock composed of plagioclase, augite, olivine, and either nephelite or leucite

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BASANITE — noun see touchstone I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASANITE — (n.) Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. …
Английский словарь Webster
BASANITE — ( n. ) Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASANITE — /bas"euh nuyt', baz"-/ , n. Petrog. a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite. [ 1745-55; basanites; see …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASANITE — noun lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. …
Webster English vocab
BASANITE — extrusive igneous rock that contains calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (usually labradorite or bytownite), feldspathoid (usually nepheline or leucite), olivine, and pyroxene …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASANITE — базанит
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BASANITE — базанит
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TOUCHSTONE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a black siliceous stone related to flint and formerly used to test the purity of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — (n.) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak …
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHSTONE — ( n. ) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHSTONE — noun any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. 2. touchstone ·noun lydian stone; basanite; …
Webster English vocab
LEUCITITE — extrusive igneous rock, coloured ash gray to nearly black, that contains leucite and augite as large, single crystals (phenocrysts) in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASALT — extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in colour, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. …
Britannica English vocabulary
STONE — Synonyms and related words : Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHSTONE — n. 1. Basanite, black jasper, Lydian stone. 2. Test, criterion, proof, ordeal, assay, touch.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LYDIAN-STONE — n. Touchstone, criterion, basanite.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
БАЗАНИТ — basanite, lydite, touchstone
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