CHIASTOLITE

Meaning of CHIASTOLITE in English

(n.) A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.

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CHIASTOLITE — kīˈastəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German chiastolith, from chiasto- + -lith -lite : a mineral consisting of a variety …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIASTOLITE — ( n. ) A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIASTOLITE — /kuy as"tl uyt'/ , n. a variety of the mineral andalusite having cruciform carbonaceous inclusions. [ 1795-1805; alter. of chiastolith …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIASTOLITE — noun a variety of andalusite; called also macle. the tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the …
Webster English vocab
CHIASTOLITE — [ kʌɪ'astəlʌɪt , kɪ- ] ■ noun a variety of the mineral andalusite containing dark carbonaceous inclusions giving a cross-shaped …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHIASTOLITE — a variety of the mineral andalusite (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIASTOLITE — крестовик, хиастолит (минералогия) хиастолит
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CHIASTOLITE — n мин. хиастолит
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CHIASTOLITE — минер. хиастолит (непрозрачный андалузит)
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CHIASTOLITE — (n) хиастолит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHIASTOLITE — n мин. хиастолит
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CHIASTOLITE — n мин. хиастолит
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CHIASTOLITE — крестовик, хиастолит (минералогия) хиастолит
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MACLED — ˈmakəld adjective 1. of a mineral : marked like chiastolite 2. of a crystal : having a twin structure 3. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACLE — ˈmakəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, wide-meshed net, mascle, macle, from Old French, mesh, lozenge voided — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSS-STONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : chiastolite 2. : staurolite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACLED — (a.) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
Английский словарь Webster
MACLE — (n.) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
Английский словарь Webster
MACLED — ( a. ) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MACLE — ( n. ) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MACLE — /mak"euhl/ , n. Mineral. 1. chiastolite. 2. a twinned crystal. [ 1720-30; macula. See MACULA ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MACLED — adj marked like macle (chiastolite). 2. macled ·adj ·see mascled. 3. macled ·adj having a twin structure. ·see twin, ·adj.
Webster English vocab
MACLE — noun a twin crystal. 2. macle ·noun a crystal having a similar tessellated appearance. 3. macle ·noun chiastolite; so …
Webster English vocab
MACLE — [ 'mak(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 a diamond or other crystal that is twinned. 2》 another term for chiastolite . …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANDALUSITE — (Al2SiO5), aluminum silicate mineral that occurs in relatively small amounts in various metamorphic rocks, particularly in altered sediments. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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ХИАСТОЛИТ — chiastolite
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