calc-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Etymology: < German kalk lime, Middle High German kalc , Old High German chalch (= Old English cealc chalk n.), West Germanic < Latin calc-em (calx) lime. In adopting the German term, English mineralogists have spelt it like Latin, and extended its use.

Mineralogy and Geology.

Lime: used attributively or in combinations = ‘lime-, calcareous’, as in calc-sinter n., calc-spar n., calc-tuff n.

calcaphanite n.

Brit.

/kalˈkafn̩ʌɪt/

/kalˈkafənʌɪt/

U.S.

/kælˈkæfəˌnaɪt/

a calcareous variety of aphanite.

ΚΠ

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xiii. 247 The calc-aphanite schist has a schistose structure.

calc-schist n.

Brit.

/ˈkalkʃɪst/

U.S.

/ˈkælkˌʃɪst/

calcareous schist, limestone shale.

ΚΠ

1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth iii. 53 Dark grey micaceous limestone or calc-schist.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	calc-
释义	calc-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Etymology: < German kalk lime, Middle High German kalc , Old High German chalch (= Old English cealc chalk n.), West Germanic < Latin calc-em (calx) lime. In adopting the German term, English mineralogists have spelt it like Latin, and extended its use. Mineralogy and Geology. Lime: used attributively or in combinations = ‘lime-, calcareous’, as in calc-sinter n., calc-spar n., calc-tuff n. calcaphanite n. Brit. /kalˈkafn̩ʌɪt/ , /kalˈkafənʌɪt/ , U.S. /kælˈkæfəˌnaɪt/ a calcareous variety of aphanite. ΚΠ 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xiii. 247 The calc-aphanite schist has a schistose structure. calc-schist n. Brit. /ˈkalkʃɪst/ , U.S. /ˈkælkˌʃɪst/ calcareous schist, limestone shale. ΚΠ 1875 J. W. Dawson Life's Dawn on Earth iii. 53 Dark grey micaceous limestone or calc-schist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1875
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