basalt
A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral contentA hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
» Basalt is a type of rock that forms when lava solidifies.
Базальт — это вид горной породы, который образуется при затвердевании лавы. — Wezel
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
Basalt
база́льтbazálʹt
база́льтbazálʹt
(countable, uncountable)A type of unglazed pottery.
- the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
Examples
1 sentencesBasalt is a type of rock that forms when lava solidifies.
ruБазальт — это вид горной породы, который образуется при затвердевании лавы. — Wezel
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Origin
From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”), b-x:n-O39
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Forms
plural: basaltsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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