PERIDOTITE

Meaning of PERIDOTITE in English

— peridotitic /per'i doh tit"ik, peuh rid'euh-/ , adj.

/per"i doh'tuyt, peuh rid"euh tuyt'/ , n.

a coarsely granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine with an admixture of various other minerals.

[ 1895-1900; 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PERIDOTITE — noun Etymology: French péridotite, from péridot Date: 1878 any of a group of granular igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian minerals …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERIDOTITE — Coarse-grained, heavy, igneous rock that contains at least 10% olivine , other iron-and magnesium-rich minerals (generally feldspar . Peridotite is …
Английский словарь Британика
PERIDOTITE — pəˈridəˌtīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French péridotite, from péridot + -ite : any of a group of granitoid igneous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIDOTITE — (n.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It …
Английский словарь Webster
PERIDOTITE — ( n. ) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIDOTITE — n. variety of igneous rock composed mainly of iron-magnesium silicates
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PERIDOTITE — noun Etymology: French péridotite, from péridot Date: 1878 : any of a group of granular igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERIDOTITE — noun an eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). it also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, ·etc. it …
Webster English vocab
PERIDOTITE — [ 'pɛrɪdɒtʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a dense, coarse-grained plutonic rock containing a large amount of olivine, believed to be …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PERIDOTITE — [pe.ri.do.tite] n [F peridotite, fr. peridot] (1878): any of a group of granitoid igneous rocks composed of ferromagnesian minerals and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERIDOTITE — a coarse-grained, dark-coloured, heavy, intrusive igneous rock that contains at least 10 percent olivine, other iron- and magnesia-rich minerals (generally …
Britannica English vocabulary
PERIDOTITE — n. Coarse-grained, heavy, igneous rock that contains at least 10% olivine , other iron-and magnesium-rich minerals (generally pyroxenes ), and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PERIDOTITE — минер. перидотит (минералогия) перидотит
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERIDOTITE — n мин. перидотит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PERIDOTITE — минер. перидотит
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PERIDOTITE — (n) перидотит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PERIDOTITE — n мин. перидотит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PERIDOTITE — n мин. перидотит
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PERIDOTITE — минер. перидотит (минералогия) перидотит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERIDOTITE — n. Pronunciation: p ə - ' ri-d ə - ˌ t ī t Function: noun Etymology: French péridotite, from péridot …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PERIDOTITIC — adjective see: peridotite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIMBERLITE — noun Etymology: Kimberley, South Africa + 1-ite Date: 1887 an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially in southern Africa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIMBERLITE — or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain Kimberlite is a {{link=mica">mica peridotite, an ultrabasic rock …
Английский словарь Британика
PERIDOTITIC — adjective see peridotite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ULTRABASIC — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ultra- + basic : extremely basic : very low in silica and rich in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICRITE — ˈpiˌkrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from picr- + -ite 1. : a variety of olivine-diabase without feldspar 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — ˈkimbə(r)ˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Kimberl ey, Union of So. Africa + English -ite : an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARZBURGITE — ˈhärtsˌbərˌgīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German harzburgit, from Harzburg, Germany + German -it -ite : a rock of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIMBERLITE — /kim"beuhr luyt'/ , n. Petrol. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIDOTITIC — see peridotite
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KIMBERLITE — noun Etymology: Kimberl ey, South Africa + -ite (I) Date: 1887 : an agglomerate biotite-peridotite that occurs in pipes especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANTLE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a woman's loose sleeveless cloak or shawl. 2》 a covering: a ~ of snow. 3》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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