HORNSTONE

Meaning of HORNSTONE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: translation of German hornstein

: a mineral consisting of a variety of quartz much like flint but more brittle

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

HORNSTONE — noun Date: 1728 a mineral that is a variety of quartz much like flint but more brittle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HORNSTONE — (n.) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
Английский словарь Webster
HORNSTONE — ( n. ) A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNSTONE — /hawrn"stohn'/ , n. Archaic. a variety of quartz resembling flint. [ 1720-30; trans. of G Hornstein ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNSTONE — noun Date: 1728 : a mineral that is a variety of quartz much like flint but more brittle
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORNSTONE — noun a siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; called also chert.
Webster English vocab
HORNSTONE — [horn.stone] n (1728): a mineral that is a variety of quartz much like flint but more brittle
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORNSTONE — n. a brittle siliceous rock.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORNSTONE — n. a brittle siliceous rock.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORNSTONE — n. a brittle siliceous rock.
Oxford English vocab
HORNSTONE — (минералогия) роговик, кремнистый сланец
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNSTONE — n мин. роговик, кремнистый сланец
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HORNSTONE — (n) кремнистый сланец; роговик
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HORNSTONE — n мин. роговик, кремнистый сланец
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HORNSTONE — n мин. роговик, кремнистый сланец
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORNSTONE — мин. роговик
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
HORNSTONE — (минералогия) роговик, кремнистый сланец
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNSTONE — Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ rn- ˌ st ō n Function: noun Date: 1728 : a mineral that is a variety …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
XANTHIDIUM — (n.) A genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. These algae have a rounded shape and are armed with …
Английский словарь Webster
WOODSTONE — (n.) A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
Английский словарь Webster
CORNIFEROUS — (a.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period …
Английский словарь Webster
CHERT — (n.) An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
Английский словарь Webster
XANTHIDIUM — ( n. ) A genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. These algae have a rounded shape and are …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOODSTONE — ( n. ) A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CORNIFEROUS — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHERT — ( n. ) An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHIDIUM — noun a genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. these algae have a rounded shape and are armed with …
Webster English vocab
WOODSTONE — noun a striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
Webster English vocab
CORNIFEROUS — adj of or pertaining to the lowest period of the devonian age. (·see the diagram, under geology.) the corniferous period …
Webster English vocab
CHERT — noun an impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
Webster English vocab
CHERT — n. Hornstone, rock-flint, petrosilex.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
РОГОВИК — hornstone мин.
Русско-Английский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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